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Communities Also Named Windward Sands ...
We found one communities that share the name Windward Sands.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Windward Sands.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windward Sands ...
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.
- Birch Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curve Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fee's Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flood's Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fowlers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fox's Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Bridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bridge
- Hickory Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kings Wharf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orange Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Village Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Meadows
How Far From Windward Sands 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 Windward Sands to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Windward Sands and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 151 miles [243 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Windward Sands 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windward Sands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windward Sands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4433, Longitude: -78.4794 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Windward Sands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.332 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.81 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.109 degrees. |
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