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Curious and Interesting Names Near Etin Kahinikuauminan ...

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.

  • Big Mesh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mesh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mesh
  • Rocky Bay
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bay

How Far From Etin Kahinikuauminan 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 Etin Kahinikuauminan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Etin Kahinikuauminan and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Etin Kahinikuauminan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 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 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,296 miles [5,304.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Etin Kahinikuauminan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Etin Kahinikuauminan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4833, Longitude: -58.6833    
<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 Etin Kahinikuauminan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.763 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.008 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.91 degrees.









 

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