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Communities Also Named Omeedjilawh Camp ...

We found one communities that share the name Omeedjilawh Camp.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Omeedjilawh Camp.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Omeedjilawh Camp ...

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 Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cape Croker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clay Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Halfway Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hope Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Bay
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Bay <1>
  • Hopeness
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeness came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeness
  • Lake Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Purple Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Valley

How Far From Omeedjilawh Camp to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Omeedjilawh Camp to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Omeedjilawh Camp and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 261 miles [420 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Omeedjilawh Camp to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Omeedjilawh Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Omeedjilawh Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8897, Longitude: -81.0164    
<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 Omeedjilawh Camp 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 309.944 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.692 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.203 degrees.









 

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