Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Park 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.
- Blossom Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- City View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Federal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Heron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heron Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hogs Back
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Club
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunt Club Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Victory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Windsor Park Village to ...
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 Windsor Park Village to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Windsor Park Village and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,178 miles [6,723.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor Park Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Windsor Park 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 Windsor Park Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3333, Longitude: -75.6667 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.419 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.809 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.291 degrees. |