Curious and Interesting Names Near Rideau 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.
- Blossom Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centretown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Federal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Heron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heron Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hogs Back
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunt Club
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunt Club Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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- Kingsview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Playfair Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Rideau Park 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 community such as Rideau Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rideau Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the northwest (NW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 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 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rideau Park) 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3833, Longitude: -75.6500 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.402 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.798 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.258 degrees. |