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Communities Also Named Sylvan Valley ...

We found two communities that share the name Sylvan Valley.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Sylvan Valley.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Sylvan Valley in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Sylvan Valley lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan Valley ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Echo Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Echo River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo River
  • French Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Lake
  • Leeburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeburn
  • Payment
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Rock Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake

How Far From Sylvan Valley to ...

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 Sylvan Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sylvan Valley to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvan Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvan Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4708, Longitude: -83.9894    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sylvan Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.813 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.038 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.138 degrees.









 

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