We found one communities that share the name Winchester Springs.
Within Ontario, the name Winchester Springs is unique.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Winchester Springs in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Tennessee
Franklin County
This Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Winchester Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winchester Springs ...
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.
Cloverdale (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Winchester Springs to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winchester Springs and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Winchester Springs to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,174 miles [6,717.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
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- Winchester Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winchester Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0322, Longitude: -75.2947
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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 Winchester Springs 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 306.221 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.537 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.25 degrees.