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Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Britain ...
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.
- Crooked Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Decker Hollow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
- Garden Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Lovekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovekin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovekin
- Perrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Precious Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Welcome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Port Britain 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 Port Britain to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Britain and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Port Britain to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Port Britain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Britain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9358, Longitude: -78.3656 |
| <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 Port Britain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.308 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.271 degrees. |
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