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Curious and Interesting Names Near New Liskeard ...
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.
- Button's Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button's Corners
- Cobalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Judge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Kenabeek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McCool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Uno Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uno Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno Park
How Far From New Liskeard 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 town such as New Liskeard to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in New Liskeard and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from New Liskeard to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Liskeard. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Liskeard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Liskeard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5000, Longitude: -79.6667 |
| <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 New Liskeard 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 308.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.812 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.372 degrees. |
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