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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Dacre ...
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.
- Black Donald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Constant Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fourth Chute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newfoundout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
- Scotch Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shamrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
How Far From Lower Dacre 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 Lower Dacre to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lower Dacre and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lower Dacre to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,230 miles [6,807.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Dacre) 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 Lower Dacre 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 Lower Dacre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3658, Longitude: -76.9431 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.239 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.922 degrees. |
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