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Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitchurch-Stouffville ...
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.
- Cherrywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Goodwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lemonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Musselman's Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peach's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach's
- Peach's has also been known as:
- Peaches
- Pine Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Whitchurch-Stouffville 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 town such as Whitchurch-Stouffville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whitchurch-Stouffville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitchurch-Stouffville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitchurch-Stouffville: www.townofws.com/ The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Whitchurch-Stouffville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitchurch-Stouffville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9717, Longitude: -79.2453 |
| <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 Whitchurch-Stouffville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.869 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.339 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.69 degrees. |
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