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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sarnia ...
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.
- Coronation Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Errol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fourth Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gardendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marthaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooretown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- South Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Park is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Wees Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Sarnia 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 city such as Sarnia to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sarnia and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sarnia to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sarnia) 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 Sarnia 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 Sarnia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9781, Longitude: -82.3864 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.966 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.624 degrees. |
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