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Communities Also Named Victoria Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Victoria Beach.
Within Ontario, the name Victoria Beach is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Victoria Beach lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
- New Brunswick
- This Victoria Beach lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Nova Scotia
- This Victoria Beach lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria Beach ...
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.
- Carrying Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gardenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Precious Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spicer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve O'Clock Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Victoria Beach 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 Victoria Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victoria Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Victoria Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Victoria Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Victoria Beach 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 Victoria Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9908, Longitude: -77.8631 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.982 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.001 degrees. |
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