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Communities Also Named O'Leary ...

We found three communities that are also named O'Leary.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named O'Leary.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This O'Leary is located in Chatham County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of O'Leary.
    • Iowa
      • Plymouth County
      • This O'Leary is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of O'Leary.

Curious and Interesting Names Near O'Leary ...

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 O'Leary 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 village such as O'Leary to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from O'Leary 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 32 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 5,060 miles [8,143.3 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 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,650 miles [5,874.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- O'Leary) 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 O'Leary 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 O'Leary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7069, Longitude: -64.2264    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.897 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.68 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.703 degrees.