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Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellandport ...
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.
- Balls Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Falls
- Balls Falls has also been known as:
- Balls Mill
- Glen Elgin
- Louthe Mills
- Chambers Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Feeder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeder
- Forks Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Marshville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Rockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway
- Silverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger
How Far From Wellandport 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 Wellandport to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wellandport and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 250 miles [402.3 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Wellandport to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wellandport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellandport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellandport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0052, Longitude: -79.4821 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wellandport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.448 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.201 degrees. |
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