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Curious and Interesting Names Near Haseltine Mill ...
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.
- Booth's Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flanders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- High Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Low Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moes River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- View Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Haseltine Mill 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 Haseltine Mill to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Haseltine Mill and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Haseltine Mill to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 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 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,013 miles [6,458.3 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- Haseltine Mill) 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 Haseltine Mill 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 Haseltine Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3036, Longitude: -71.7028 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.90 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.988 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.322 degrees. |
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