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Communities Also Named Scovil ...
We found two communities that are also named Scovil.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Scovil.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Scovil in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Scovil lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scovil ...
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.
- Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Granite Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grassy Narrows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hawk Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Longbow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefish Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Scovil 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 Scovil to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scovil and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Scovil to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scovil) 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 Scovil 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 Scovil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7906, Longitude: -94.2142 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.90 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.806 degrees. |
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