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Curious and Interesting Names Near Tillsonburg ...
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.
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Froggetts Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frogmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Gilbertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harrietsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hinks Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mabee's Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Otterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summers Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Tillsonburg 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 town such as Tillsonburg to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tillsonburg and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Tillsonburg to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Tillsonburg) 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 Tillsonburg 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 Tillsonburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8667, Longitude: -80.7333 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.339 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.86 degrees. |
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