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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rouge 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.
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherrywood Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deckers Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Fairport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
- Rosebank Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Squires Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Rouge Park 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 Rouge Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rouge Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Rouge Park to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Rouge Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rouge 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 Rouge Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8064, Longitude: -79.1597 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.829 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.267 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.716 degrees. |
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