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Communities Also Named Lucan Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Lucan Crossing.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Lucan Crossing.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucan Crossing ...

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.

  • Calamity Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fernhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernhill
  • Hay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay
  • Hickory Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Lobo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
  • Lobo Siding
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Parkhill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Plover Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Salmonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Springbank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneybrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Lucan Crossing 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 Lucan Crossing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lucan Crossing and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lucan Crossing to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lucan Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lucan Crossing 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 Lucan Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1736, Longitude: -81.4478    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.348 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.883 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.091 degrees.