Communities Also Named Wheatley River ...
We found one communities that are also named Wheatley River.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named Wheatley River.
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatley River ...
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.
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Covehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehead
- Covehead Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Glen Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Hunter River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loyalist
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalist
- Royalty Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Wheatley River 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 Wheatley River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wheatley River and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 599 miles [964 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wheatley River 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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 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 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,619 miles [5,824.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheatley River) 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 Wheatley River 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 Wheatley River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3667, Longitude: -63.2833 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.398 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.062 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.46 degrees. |