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Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Green ...
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.
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Creek Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Bank
- Dorking
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorking
- Fernbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Floradale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floradale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Glen Allan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkesville
- Living Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Living Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
- Riverbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Spruce Green 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 Spruce Green to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spruce Green and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 269 miles [432.9 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Spruce Green 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 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Spruce Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7092, Longitude: -80.6281 |
| <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 Spruce Green 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 309.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.48 degrees. |
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