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Communities Also Named Sudbury ...

We found three communities that are also named Sudbury.

Within Ontario, the name Sudbury is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Sudbury is located in Middlesex County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Sudbury.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Sudbury is located in Rutland County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Sudbury.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Sudbury is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Sudbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sudbury ...

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.

How Far From Sudbury to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sudbury to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sudbury and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sudbury to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Sudbury) 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 Sudbury 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 Sudbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4932, Longitude: -80.9907    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.785 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.766 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.525 degrees.