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Communities Also Named Tomelin Bluffs ...

We found one communities that are also named Tomelin Bluffs.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Tomelin Bluffs.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tomelin Bluffs ...

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.

  • Bear Cave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dee Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee Bank
  • Echo Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gull Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Juddhaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancelot
  • Martins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
  • Raymond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond

How Far From Tomelin Bluffs 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 Tomelin Bluffs to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tomelin Bluffs and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tomelin Bluffs to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tomelin Bluffs) 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 Tomelin Bluffs 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 Tomelin Bluffs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2733, Longitude: -79.4486    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.881 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.558 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.241 degrees.