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Communities Also Named Heatherdale ...

We found one communities that are also named Heatherdale.

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

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Heatherdale ...

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.

  • Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Grandview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Milltown Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ocean View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peters Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sturgeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Summerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Wood Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

How Far From Heatherdale 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 Heatherdale to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Heatherdale and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Heatherdale 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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 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 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,601 miles [5,795.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Heatherdale) 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 Heatherdale 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 Heatherdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1167, Longitude: -62.7000    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.104 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.689 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.344 degrees.