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Communities Also Named Tory Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Tory Hill.

Within Ontario, the name Tory Hill is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Tory Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Tory Hill is located in York County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Tory Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tory Hill ...

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.

  • Cheddar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheddar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
  • Deer Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Donald
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Gooderham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hotspur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotspur came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotspur
  • Irondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Ironsides
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
  • Maxwells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwells came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tory Hill to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>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- Tory Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tory Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9728, Longitude: -78.2748    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Tory Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.146 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.685 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.775 degrees.









 

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