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Curious and Interesting Names Near Uhakatshukua ...
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.
- Big Mesh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mesh
- Half Way Cabin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tom Rule's Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Uhakatshukua 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 Uhakatshukua to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Uhakatshukua and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Uhakatshukua to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,295 miles [5,302.8 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- Uhakatshukua) 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 Uhakatshukua 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 Uhakatshukua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.2167, Longitude: -58.5167 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.749 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.04 degrees. |
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