Curious and Interesting Names Near McKellar Heights ...
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.
- Centrepointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- City View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Henry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Federal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Fisher Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hogs Back
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manordale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- Meadowlands
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyline
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trend Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunney's Pasture
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From McKellar Heights 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 McKellar Heights to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McKellar Heights and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the northeast (NE).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 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 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,181 miles [6,728.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- McKellar Heights) 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 McKellar Heights 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 McKellar Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3728, Longitude: -75.7575 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.473 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.875 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.318 degrees. |