|
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakview Beach ...
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.
- Crossland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edenvale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- Elmvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lavender
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Rob Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Springhunt Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strongville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongville
- Former names for Strongville:
- Silver Shoe
- Sunnidale Station
How Far From Oakview Beach 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 Oakview Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oakview Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oakview Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Oakview Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Oakview Beach 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 Oakview Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4706, Longitude: -80.0752 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.973 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.897 degrees. |
|
|