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Communities Also Named Sellars ...
We found one communities that are also named Sellars.
Within Ontario, the name Sellars is unique.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Sellars in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- This Sellars is located in Morgan County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sellars.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sellars ...
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.
- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Jackpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpine
- Jelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelly
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Moose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pardee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Silver Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Sellars 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 Sellars to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sellars and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sellars to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sellars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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| <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 Sellars 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 Sellars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2908, Longitude: -89.7447 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.699 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.675 degrees. |
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