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Communities Also Named Penhall ...
We found one communities that share the name Penhall.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Penhall.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penhall ...
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.
- Hearst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hearst Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Mead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- Shallow Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wyborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyborn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyborn
How Far From Penhall 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 Penhall to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Penhall and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 485 miles [780.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Penhall 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 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Penhall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Penhall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7428, Longitude: -83.9400 |
| <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 Penhall 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 311.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.188 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.783 degrees. |
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