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Show 42 TABlE OF DISTANCES, FARES, &c, the detentions between each route are not taken into consicleration, as these the tra vcller must determine for himself. The distances are generally given by the shortest routes. Names of Places. Miles. If ours. Fare. --- From NEW YORK to Boston . . . . . .. ......... 23G 10 $t 00 . . Philadelphia ........... 87 4~ a oo . . Baltimore .............. 184 10~ 6 00 • • . . Washington ...•....... 224 124- 7 80 .. Albany ...........•.... 144 6 2 00 •• • • . . Saratoga Springs ..••.. 183 8 3 00 . . Whitehall .......•...•. 223 10 4 50 •• • • .. Burlington , Vt . ........ 301 16 () 00 • • Mon trea I, Can ........• 403 23 8 50 •• • • • • • • Buffalo, via Albany .... 4G9 24 11 75 ~ Bufialo, via Elm ira 1 471 22 10 25 •• and Seneca Lake .. \ • • ~ Dunltirk_. via N. Y. ~ 474 21 10 00 and Ene R. R ..... ~ Cleveland, Ohio, via ~ 663 39 14 50 • • Albany .........•. • • • • •• • {Cincinnati, via N.Y.} • •• and Erie R. R. and 897 55 20 00 Sandusky City ..•. ~ Cincinnati,via N.Y.~ • •• and Erie R. R. and Cleveland ...•...• • • .. 0~~ (Detroit .......•...... 759 40 15 00 - .c: ~ • • • ~ ..~... d C'h' 1,048 59 21 50 .!>4 • 1 .1 JCago .. ...•.. ..... • o ~" .... ~ ~ M' I . 1,100 6'2k 22 00 . . >t -~ • tlwau \Je ... . ...... • .. ~~ ~~ I St. Paul, Min. 'fer .... 1,623 132 33 00 • .. z ~z ~ l St. Louis, via Chicago 1,475 118 31 .')0 • .. N. Orleans, via St. Louis 2,676 252 41 50 • . . Pittghurg, via Philad'a .. 470 50 14 00 • • • • • • ,. . . Wheeling, via Baltimore! 492 4ti 16 00 • • Cincinnati, via Pittsb'rg 847 106 10 00 •. .• .• St. Louis. via Pi ttshurg. 1,fi44 240 24 00 N. Orle. ans, via Pitts~urg 2,495 300 J2 00 •• ~ Cha1le~ton, S.C., VIa i 1 Waslungton ...... ~ .. 781 63 20 00 Savannah, Georgia ... . Montgomery, Afahama . Mobile ............•... 907 70 25 00 1,299 108 45 00 1,496 ]48 55 00 • • . . . . . . • • J ,6t>2 168 GO 00 ],507 102 48 00 . . New Orleans ...•...•.. .. Memphis, Tenn ....... . TABLES OF DISTANCES. 43 DISTANCES FROM NEW YORK TO DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN PORTS, BY SEA. The following table of distanccR from NP.w York to domestic anri foreign ports, by sea, has been compiled from documents preparetl for government, and other re liable sourcP-s. Names of :Places. From NEW YORK to Charleston, S.C . .................... .. . .. .. . . From CHAGRES PANAMA . . . . Savannah .•••..•..•••...•. . .•.... . ~ .. . flavana ...................•. .. ..... ... New Orleans .......•.......•.......... B a I i ze ...........•................ . ... . San Francisco ...•.......•...•......... Cltagres ...•...•............•........... to Panarr1a ...•......••...•............... to l{ealejo ...•...•....................... . Acapulco ..•••.•••..••.••..•••..•...•.. MazatJan ......••.......•.••........... Sa11 Diego ...•...•...........•......... San Francisco ...•........... . ......... From NEW YORK to Vera Cruz ...........•......••......... VERA CRUZ to Acapulco (by land) ................ . .. . . . TEHU ANTEPEC to San Francisco ..••................ HAVANA t<> Cha~res .........•.......•................ NEW YORK to Halifax ............................. .. NEW YORK to Rio Janeiro ...•....................... MilcH • 638 740 1,285 1,000 1 ,7fJO 5,850 2,300 50 700 1.500 2,000 3,000 3,500 2,200 370 2,250 1,04H 555 5.920 DISTANCES FROM NEW YORK AND BOSTON, TO EUROPE . The following are the distances as sailed by the Atlantic steamers between the U nited States and Europe: Name!J of Pla1·rs. BY MERCATOR'S SAILING • From NEW YORK to Liverpool ...............•.............. S·outharnpton ......................... . From BOSTON to Liverpool . ..........•.............•...•.... Sc>Lt tl1am pto n ...•..•••..••.•••.••••••••.••. BY MERUATOR AND GREAT CIRCLE. From NEW YORK to Liverpool .......................... .. .. Southa1npton . . ............... .. .. .... . From BOSTON to Liverpool .................... ... ..... .. ... . Sou t harn pton .............•..... ........ . .. Miles . 3,08-t 3, 15ti 2,88:1 2,883 ~,023 3,087 2,8-Hl 2,849 H These calculations allow for the detour made by the British steamers in touching at Halifax, and from these it will be seen that the Boston ~t e am e rs . supposing them to sail on the Great Circle, (as they usually flo, ) on the outward passage to Liverpool, have an advantaze over a New York steamer, l>ounct to Southampton, of 307 miles, or abo11t one. eighth of the whole distance. A steamer from New York to Liverpool has 72 or {)4 miles less to sail, according to the respective modes of sailing, than the Southampton steamer from the same port. Tlte distance from Boston to Ilalifax is 387 7niles." |
