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Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Bedford ...
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.
- Chapel's Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dairy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Gloria Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hecks Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highgate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hunter Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Hill
- Mystic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Nutt's Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pike River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Upper Bedford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Upper Bedford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Bedford and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Bedford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,073 miles [6,554.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Upper Bedford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Upper Bedford 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 Upper Bedford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1211, Longitude: -72.9817 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.054 degrees. |
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