We found four communities that share the name Queens.
Within Ontario, the name Queens is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Lewis County
This Queens is located in Lewis County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Queens.
New York
Queens County
This Queens is located in Queens County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Queens.
Nova Scotia
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
West Virginia
Upshur County
This Queens is located in Upshur County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Queens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Queens ...
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.
Bath (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Queens to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Queens and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Queens to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Queens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Queens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2342, Longitude: -76.6347
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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 Queens 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 307.173 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.474 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.289 degrees.