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Communities Also Named Shouldice ...
We found two communities that are also named Shouldice.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Shouldice.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Shouldice in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Shouldice lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shouldice ...
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.
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Copperkettle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garryowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shallow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Squire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Shouldice 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 Shouldice to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shouldice and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shouldice to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shouldice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shouldice 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 Shouldice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6481, Longitude: -81.0328 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.974 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.309 degrees. |
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