Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowertown ...
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.
- Centretown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fisher Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hull
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Ironside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
- Kingsview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lower Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Playfair Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tunney's Pasture
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lowertown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lowertown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lowertown and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lowertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Lowertown 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 Lowertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4319, Longitude: -75.6939 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.424 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.831 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.257 degrees. |