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Curious and Interesting Names Near Oskondaga ...

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.

  • Annex
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Biota
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Flint
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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  • James
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Jelly
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Kelly
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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  • Lee
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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  • Poland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Stanley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Sunshine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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How Far From Oskondaga 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 Oskondaga to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Oskondaga to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oskondaga) 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 Oskondaga 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 Oskondaga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7406, Longitude: -89.8417    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.765 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.817 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.578 degrees.