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Curious and Interesting Names Near Nepean ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- City View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallowfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Federal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Graham Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazeldean
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hearts Desire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jockvale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockvale
- Lakeview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leslie Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manordale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trend Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Elm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Elm
- Victory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Nepean 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 Nepean to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nepean and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Nepean to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 from Point A (ie- Nepean) 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 Nepean 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 Nepean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2775, Longitude: -75.7731 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.495 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.885 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.372 degrees. |
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