Curious and Interesting Names Near Ottawa West ...
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.
- Centretown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fisher Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heron Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hogs Back
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Ironside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
- Kilroy Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsview Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Tunney's Pasture
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Ottawa West 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 Ottawa West to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ottawa West and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,179 miles [6,725.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ottawa West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Ottawa West 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 Ottawa West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4167, Longitude: -75.7500 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.462 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.871 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.293 degrees. |