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Curious and Interesting Names Near Oriole Parkway ...
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.
- Bear Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charing Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
- Dealtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dealtown
- Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Kent Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Centre
- Louiseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell's Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell's Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell's Bay
- Pain Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Siding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Siding
How Far From Oriole Parkway 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 Oriole Parkway to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oriole Parkway and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 386 miles [621.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Oriole Parkway to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oriole Parkway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oriole Parkway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3753, Longitude: -82.2114 |
| <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 Oriole Parkway 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 310.885 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.369 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.757 degrees. |
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