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Curious and Interesting Names Near Nakoma ...
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.
- Bullocks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Copetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copetown
- Crooks Hollow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Park Survey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mineral Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Nakoma to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nakoma to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nakoma and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Nakoma to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nakoma) 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 Nakoma 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 Nakoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2111, Longitude: -79.9933 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.411 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.366 degrees. |
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