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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mellon ...
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.
- Biddy's Hole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Lynch Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunraven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
- Freshwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Government Road
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgerwoods Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion's Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reggie Libby Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spotswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Mellon 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 Mellon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mellon and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Mellon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,207 miles [6,770.5 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- Mellon) 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 Mellon 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 Mellon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9000, Longitude: -76.8500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.113 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.624 degrees. |
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