We found three communities that share the name Pine Meadows.
Within Ontario, the name Pine Meadows is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Pine Meadows is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pine Meadows.
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pine Meadows.
New York
Oswego County
This Pine Meadows is located in Oswego County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Pine Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Meadows ...
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.
Alice (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Pine Meadows to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Meadows and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Meadows to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,223 miles [6,796.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8864, Longitude: -77.2512
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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.
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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.
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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 Pine Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.376 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.971 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.837 degrees.