|
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parc Davignon ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mill is located in Franklin County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
- Earlville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earlville is located in Franklin County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Herdman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdman
- Kelvingrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powerscourt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
- Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Franklin County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
How Far From Parc Davignon 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 Davignon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parc Davignon and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Parc Davignon 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 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Parc Davignon) 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 Parc Davignon 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 Davignon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0006, Longitude: -74.0806 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.452 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.661 degrees. |
|
|