Curious and Interesting Names Near Parc Connaught ...
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.
- Centrepointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crystal Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fisher Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kilroy Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leslie Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Queens Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trend Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tunney's Pasture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Parc Connaught 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 Parc Connaught to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parc Connaught and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,183 miles [6,731.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Parc Connaught) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Parc Connaught 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 Parc Connaught. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3914, Longitude: -75.8225 |
| <3> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.512 degrees. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.923 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.342 degrees. |