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Communities Also Named Skipness ...
We found one communities that share the name Skipness.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Skipness.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skipness ...
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.
- Copperkettle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperkettle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperkettle
- Lake Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oliphant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliphant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant
- Park Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
- Red Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <2>
- Shallow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Squire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squire came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
- Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Skipness to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Skipness to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Skipness and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 275 miles [442.6 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Skipness to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Skipness) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skipness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5753, Longitude: -81.2072 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Skipness to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.094 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.812 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.427 degrees. |
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