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Communities Also Named Peffers ...
We found one communities that share the name Peffers.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Peffers.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peffers ...
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.
- Burns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Donegal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
- Dorking
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorking
- Fernbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Glen Allan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gotham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Topping
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping
How Far From Peffers 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 Peffers to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Peffers and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 284 miles [457.1 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Peffers 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 17 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 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peffers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peffers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6269, Longitude: -80.8997 |
| <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 Peffers 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 309.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.519 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.647 degrees. |
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