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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Garrick Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrick Corners ...
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.
- Chapel's Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hunter Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Hill
- Mapledale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Pigeon Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Garrick Corners 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 included the distance from a community such as Garrick Corners to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garrick Corners and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Garrick Corners to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,067 miles [6,545.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garrick Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Garrick Corners 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 Garrick Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1167, Longitude: -72.8308 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.643 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.981 degrees. |
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