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Communities Also Named Tondern ...
We found one communities that are also named Tondern.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Tondern.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tondern ...
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.
- Cree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cree
- Hillsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Tondern 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 Tondern to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tondern and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Tondern to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tondern) 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 Tondern 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 Tondern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3122, Longitude: -85.0067 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.289 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.578 degrees. |
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