Curious and Interesting Names Near Rideau Glen ...
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.
- Centrepointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Craig Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Federal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Ficko
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficko
- Hearts Desire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunt Club
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jockvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockvale
- Manordale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Skyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trend Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Rideau Glen 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 Rideau Glen to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rideau Glen and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north (N).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,181 miles [6,728.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rideau Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rideau Glen 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 Rideau Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2972, Longitude: -75.7011 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.446 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.833 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.326 degrees. |