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Communities Also Named Little Rapids ...

We found four communities that are also named Little Rapids.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Little Rapids.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Little Rapids is located in Hamilton County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Little Rapids.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Little Rapids lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Little Rapids is located in Brown County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Little Rapids.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Rapids ...

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.

  • Dunns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Glen Otter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Leeburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeburn
  • Livingstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingstone Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Little Rapids 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 Little Rapids to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Rapids and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Little Rapids to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Rapids) 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 Little Rapids 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 Little Rapids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3022, Longitude: -83.5492    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.526 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.69 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.967 degrees.