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Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyandaga ...
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.
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elizabeth Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Indian Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmoor
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Pleasant View Survey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockcliffe Survey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Waterdown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Tyandaga 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 Tyandaga to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tyandaga and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Tyandaga to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tyandaga) 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 Tyandaga 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 Tyandaga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3439, Longitude: -79.8436 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.732 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.24 degrees. |
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