Communities Also Named Ascension ...
We found one communities that are also named Ascension.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named Ascension.
Beyond Prince Edward Island.
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ascension ...
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.
- Elmsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsdale
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Judes Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kildare Capes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
- Nail Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Profits Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seacow Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Ascension 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 Ascension to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ascension and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ascension to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,636 miles [5,851.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ascension) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ascension 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 Ascension. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9592, Longitude: -64.0642 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.728 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.541 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.445 degrees. |