Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheffield Glen ...
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.
- Blossom Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centretown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heron Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hogs Back
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Club
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Club Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingsview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Playfair Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sheffield Glen 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 Sheffield Glen to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sheffield Glen and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,174 miles [6,717.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sheffield Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Sheffield Glen 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 Sheffield Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3994, Longitude: -75.6128 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.376 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.772 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.232 degrees. |