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Communities Also Named The P Patch ...

We found one communities that are also named The P Patch.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named The P Patch.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near The P Patch ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Churchville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Echo Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • French Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Garden River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gardenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Island Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Payment
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
  • Rosedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Shallows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shallows is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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How Far From The P Patch 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 The P Patch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in The P Patch and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 419 miles [674.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from The P Patch to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The P Patch) 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 The P Patch 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 The P Patch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5267, Longitude: -84.3019    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.022 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.282 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.285 degrees.