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Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins Corners ...
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.
- Angers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angers
- French Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hiawatha Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Queenswood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Martins Corners 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 Martins Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Martins Corners and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Martins Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,163 miles [6,699.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Corners) 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 Martins Corners 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 Martins Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5031, Longitude: -75.4514 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.10 degrees. |
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