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Communities Also Named McGregor Junction ...

We found one communities that are also named McGregor Junction.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named McGregor Junction.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGregor Junction ...

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.

  • Busy Bee Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Comet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
  • Edgars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
  • Edgewater Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairplay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Glen Eden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Levergood Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maidstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oliver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Sandwich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Sunset Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

How Far From McGregor Junction 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 McGregor Junction to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from McGregor Junction to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGregor Junction) 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 McGregor Junction 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 McGregor Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1461, Longitude: -82.9558    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.374 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.888 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.197 degrees.