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Curious and Interesting Names Near Priory Park ...
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.
- Centre Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Eden Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maryhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockcut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speedwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
How Far From Priory Park 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 Priory Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Priory Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 259 miles [416.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Priory Park 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 15 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 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Priory Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Priory Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5186, Longitude: -80.2447 |
| <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 Priory Park 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 309.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.034 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.367 degrees. |
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