We found one communities that are also named South Middleton.
Within Ontario, the name South Middleton is unique.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named South Middleton in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Massachusetts
Essex County
This South Middleton is located in Essex County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of South Middleton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Middleton ...
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.
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 South Middleton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Middleton and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from South Middleton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- South Middleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 South Middleton 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 South Middleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7775, Longitude: -80.6056
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.833 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.24 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.833 degrees.