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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mignon Corner ...
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.
- Apollo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
- Cedarbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Dragon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Lacey Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nitro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Pincourt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincourt
- Saddlebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Mignon Corner 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 Mignon Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mignon Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mignon Corner to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,109 miles [6,612.8 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- Mignon Corner) 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 Mignon Corner 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 Mignon Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4333, Longitude: -74.0833 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.391 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.675 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.444 degrees. |
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