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Communities Also Named Dundas ...

We found nine communities that are also named Dundas.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named Dundas.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of eight communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, three are located in Canada and six are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Richland County
      • This Dundas is located in Richland County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Dundas.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Dundas is located in Rice County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Dundas.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Dundas lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west.
    • North Dakota
      • Eddy County
      • This Dundas is located in Eddy County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Dundas.
    • Ohio
      • Vinton County
      • This Dundas is located in Vinton County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Dundas.
    • Ontario
      • This Dundas lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west.
    • Virginia
      • Lunenburg County
      • This Dundas is located in Lunenburg County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Dundas.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Dundas is located in Calumet County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Dundas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dundas ...

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.

How Far From Dundas to ...

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 Dundas to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dundas and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dundas to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 37 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,587 miles [5,772.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dundas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dundas 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 Dundas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3169, Longitude: -62.5087    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.93 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.534 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.106 degrees.