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Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Colborne ...
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.
- Cedar Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chambers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowland
- Feeder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gasline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lorraine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Marshville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Silver Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- Willow Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Port Colborne 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 city such as Port Colborne to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Colborne and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Port Colborne to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Port Colborne: www.portcolborne.com/ 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Colborne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Colborne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8864, Longitude: -79.2500 |
| <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 Colborne 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 308.962 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.137 degrees. |
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