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Curious and Interesting Names Near Nephton ...
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.
- Big Cedar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cedar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
- Crowes Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowes Landing
- Crowes Landing has also been known as:
- Crows Landing
- Hall Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Glen
- Juniper Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Island
- Round Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stonyridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonyridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonyridge
- Vansickle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vansickle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansickle
- Woodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Nephton 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 Nephton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nephton and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 125 miles [201.2 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Nephton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nephton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Nephton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nephton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6222, Longitude: -78.0053 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Nephton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.008 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.475 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.794 degrees. |
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