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Communities Also Named Lifford ...
We found one communities that share the name Lifford.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Lifford.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Lifford #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Lifford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lifford ...
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.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hillhead Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Janetville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janetville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janetville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janetville <2>
- Lotus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Mount Horeb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Viewlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewlake
- Williams Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point
How Far From Lifford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lifford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lifford and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 167 miles [268.8 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lifford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lifford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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- Lifford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lifford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1906, Longitude: -78.6481 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lifford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.919 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.302 degrees. |
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