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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorne Park Estates ...
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.
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Erin Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Mills
- Erindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Meadow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Park Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royal
How Far From Lorne Park Estates 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 Lorne Park Estates to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lorne Park Estates and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lorne Park Estates to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lorne Park Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lorne Park Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5325, Longitude: -79.6031 |
| <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 Lorne Park Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.136 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.047 degrees. |
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