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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sirenac ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
- Cecile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
- Cedarbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Clyde Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hungry Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nitro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Pincourt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincourt
- Saddlebrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Sirenac 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 Sirenac to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sirenac and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sirenac 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 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 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 from Point A (ie- Sirenac) 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 Sirenac 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 Sirenac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2500, Longitude: -74.1333 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.449 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.561 degrees. |
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