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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Bay Corner ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Eden Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Front of Escott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front of Escott came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front of Escott
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Outlet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
- Rapid Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
- Rockfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Sweets Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Sand Bay Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sand Bay Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sand Bay Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sand Bay Corner to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,227 miles [6,802.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Sand Bay Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Bay Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4606, Longitude: -76.0781 |
| <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 Sand Bay Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.792 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.911 degrees. |
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