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Curious and Interesting Names Near The Rollway ...
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.
- Centrefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- French Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glenburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Jessups Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leonard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Treadwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From The Rollway 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 The Rollway to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in The Rollway and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from The Rollway to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Rollway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 The Rollway 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 The Rollway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5406, Longitude: -75.0697 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.007 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.888 degrees. |
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