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Communities Also Named Sailors Encampment ...

We found one communities that are also named Sailors Encampment.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Sailors Encampment.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sailors Encampment ...

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.

  • Beech Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gardenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gordon Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Homestead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Homestead is located in Chippewa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Kentvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentvale
  • Outlook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
  • Richards Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sailors Encampment to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sailors Encampment) 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 Sailors Encampment 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 Sailors Encampment. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2617, Longitude: -84.0983    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.902 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.106 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.277 degrees.