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Curious and Interesting Names Near Verulam Park ...
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.
- Birch Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell
- Hickory Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kennedy Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pickerel Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snug Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Verulam Park 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 Verulam Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Verulam Park and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Verulam Park to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Verulam Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Verulam Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Verulam Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5031, Longitude: -78.6579 |
| <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 Verulam Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.441 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.942 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.173 degrees. |
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