We found three communities that share the name Wilson's Landing.
Within Ontario, the name Wilson's Landing is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Saint Mary Parish
This Wilson's Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Wilson's Landing.
New Jersey
Atlantic County
This Wilson's Landing is located in Atlantic County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Wilson's Landing.
South Carolina
Berkeley County
This Wilson's Landing is located in Berkeley County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Wilson's Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson's Landing ...
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.
Ceramic (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceramic came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilson's Landing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilson's Landing and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wilson's Landing to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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 from Point A (ie- Wilson's Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson's Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4074, Longitude: -78.7865
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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.
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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.
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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 Wilson's Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.325 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.117 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.397 degrees.