Curious and Interesting Names Near Davidson Corner ...
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.
- Centretown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmer's Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hiawatha Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Ironside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
- Kingsview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manor Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peter's Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Davidson Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Davidson Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Davidson Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the south (S).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davidson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Davidson Corner 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 Davidson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5056, Longitude: -75.6783 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.404 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.821 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.214 degrees. |