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Curious and Interesting Names Near Dufferin Heights ...
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.
- Applegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Derby Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Orleans County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Judd's Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingscroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Libbytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Kiln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Dufferin Heights 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 Dufferin Heights to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dufferin Heights and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dufferin Heights to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,036 miles [6,495.3 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' (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- Dufferin Heights) 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 Dufferin Heights 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 Dufferin Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0653, Longitude: -72.0597 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.627 degrees. |
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