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Communities Also Named North Glencoe Station ...

We found one communities that are also named North Glencoe Station.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named North Glencoe Station.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Glencoe Station ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Grays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Largie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largie
  • Longwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Macksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Melbourne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Middlemiss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Woodgreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

How Far From North Glencoe Station 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 North Glencoe Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Glencoe Station and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from North Glencoe Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Glencoe Station) 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 North Glencoe Station 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 North Glencoe Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7653, Longitude: -81.7306    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.555 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.054 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.382 degrees.