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Curious and Interesting Names Near Quinte West ...
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.
- Carrying Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrying Place came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrying Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrying Place <2>
- English Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Line
- German Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Ross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ross
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hoards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoards
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve O'Clock Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve O'Clock Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve O'Clock Point
How Far From Quinte West to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Quinte West to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Quinte West and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 126 miles [202.8 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Quinte West to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Quinte West: www.city.quintewest.on.ca/ 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Quinte West) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quinte West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1801, Longitude: -77.5870 |
| <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 Quinte West 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 307.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.782 degrees. |
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