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Curious and Interesting Names Near Uigg ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- China Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliotvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heatherdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ocean View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seal River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
How Far From Uigg 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 Uigg to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Uigg and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Uigg 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 36 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 5,019 miles [8,077.3 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 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,604 miles [5,800.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Uigg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Uigg 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 Uigg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1626, Longitude: -62.8125 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.761 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.368 degrees. |
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