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Curious and Interesting Names Near Queenswood Heights ...
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.
- Angers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angers
- French Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hiawatha Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunt Club Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Lower Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manor Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martins Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Piperville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Playfair Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Queenswood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Queenswood Heights to ...
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 Queenswood Heights to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Queenswood Heights and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Queenswood Heights to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,167 miles [6,706.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Queenswood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Queenswood Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Queenswood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4708, Longitude: -75.5056 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.297 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.696 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.143 degrees. |
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