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Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Elm ...
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.
- Centrepointe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clearview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fallowfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graham Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazeldean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hearts Desire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jockvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockvale
- Lakeview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leslie Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Manordale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Munster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Ridgeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanley Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trend Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Victory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Twin Elm to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Twin Elm to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Twin Elm and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Twin Elm to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,188 miles [6,739.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Elm) 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 Twin Elm 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 Twin Elm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2247, Longitude: -75.8033 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.521 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.412 degrees. |
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