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Curious and Interesting Names Near George Nother Ground ...
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 Willow Bed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johny's Cabin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pond Ground
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lucky Brook Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock in the Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tom Rule's Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turn Up Juniper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From George Nother Ground 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 George Nother Ground to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in George Nother Ground and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from George Nother Ground to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,248 miles [5,227.1 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- George Nother Ground) 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 George Nother Ground 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 George Nother Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.8167, Longitude: -57.6667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.943 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 286.995 degrees. |
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