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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Irwin ...
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.
- Burnt River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Irondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Maxwells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mount Irwin 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 Mount Irwin to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Irwin and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Irwin to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,318 miles [6,949.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Irwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mount Irwin 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 Mount Irwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7594, Longitude: -78.5436 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.342 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.004 degrees. |
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