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Communities Also Named Windsor-Walkerville ...

We found one communities that are also named Windsor-Walkerville.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Windsor-Walkerville.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor-Walkerville ...

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.

  • Bridgeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fairplay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Forest Glade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maidstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oliver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pike Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roseland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Sandwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Springwells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Springwells is located in Wayne County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
    • Former name for Springwells:
    • Fordson
  • Twin Sandwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

How Far From Windsor-Walkerville 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 Windsor-Walkerville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windsor-Walkerville and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor-Walkerville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor-Walkerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Windsor-Walkerville 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-Walkerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2911, Longitude: -82.9828    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.385 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.923 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.16 degrees.