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Communities Also Named Rostrevor ...

We found one communities that are also named Rostrevor.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Rostrevor.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rostrevor ...

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.

  • Bear Cave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dee Bank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee Bank
  • Echo Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ferndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Orchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gull Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Juddhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Raymond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Stanley House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Green Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Rostrevor 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 Rostrevor to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rostrevor and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rostrevor to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 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 '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- Rostrevor) 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 Rostrevor 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 Rostrevor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1872, Longitude: -79.5692    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.968 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.642 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.34 degrees.