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Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Arbour ...
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.
- Clear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erie View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frogmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Long Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Point Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cut
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Spring Arbour 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 Spring Arbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Spring Arbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Arbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Spring Arbour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Spring Arbour 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 Spring Arbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6594, Longitude: -80.5336 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.795 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.179 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.843 degrees. |
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