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Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyotown ...
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.
- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hogansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogansburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
- Hogansburg is located in Franklin County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <1>
- Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Martintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Summerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerstown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerstown <1>
- Summerstown Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerstown Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerstown Station
How Far From Tyotown 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 Tyotown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Tyotown and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 56 miles [90.1 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Tyotown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tyotown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tyotown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0569, Longitude: -74.6542 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tyotown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.809 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.08 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.918 degrees. |
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