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Communities Also Named Lawtons Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Lawtons Corners.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Lawtons Corners.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawtons Corners ...

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.

  • Candyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Copenhagen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Erie Rest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jaffa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffa
  • Kingsmill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Summers Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Lawtons Corners 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 Lawtons Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lawtons Corners and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lawtons Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawtons Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lawtons Corners 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 Lawtons Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7028, Longitude: -81.1222    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.168 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.607 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.111 degrees.