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Communities Also Named Laurentian Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Laurentian Hills.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Laurentian Hills.
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- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurentian Hills ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Chalk River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duke Crossing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Road Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Race Horse Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Squirrel Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Laurentian Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laurentian Hills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurentian Hills and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Laurentian Hills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurentian Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Laurentian Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurentian Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9797, Longitude: -77.5122 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.535 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.928 degrees. |
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