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Curious and Interesting Names Near Reggie Libby Place ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Lynch Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Government Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marion's Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan's Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spotswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Reggie Libby Place 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 Reggie Libby Place to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Reggie Libby Place and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Reggie Libby Place to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reggie Libby Place) 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 Reggie Libby Place 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 Reggie Libby Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9167, Longitude: -76.9500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.176 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.752 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.667 degrees. |
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