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Curious and Interesting Names Near White Oaks Village ...
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.
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cheapside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dogs Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Gill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Hickory Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nelles Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Credit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sixty Nine (69) Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smooth Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sour Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From White Oaks Village 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 White Oaks Village to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in White Oaks Village and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from White Oaks Village to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- White Oaks Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 White Oaks Village 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 White Oaks Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9319, Longitude: -80.1317 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.52 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.91 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.544 degrees. |
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