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Curious and Interesting Names Near Stamford Station ...
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.
- Beaverdams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdams
- Beaverdams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams
- Black Horse Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Niagara County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Escarpment
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Escarpment is located in Niagara County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
- Facer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Facer
- Falls View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greens Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Love Canal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Love Canal is located in Niagara County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
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- Model City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Sandy Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Beach is located in Erie County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Varsity Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Varsity Village is located in Niagara County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
- White Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Stamford Station 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 Stamford Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stamford Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 231 miles [371.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Stamford Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stamford Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stamford Station 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 Stamford Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1108, Longitude: -79.0939 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.845 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.177 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.971 degrees. |
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