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The Distance Between Ardmore and Wynnewood: 30-plus Miles

The Main Line's connection with a certain southern state appears to be profound. And 'Ardmore' has long been a global brand.

From the “Knowledge, general, geography” files, we report that someone is thinking of driving to Baton Rouge, La. How do we know? We don’t, for certain, but the distance between Wynnewood and Baton Rouge came up recently on an Internet search for something else entirely. Where? On DistanceBetweenCities.net, of course. It’s 1,293 miles, by the way, and would take almost 21 hours of driving time.

Here’s another number: 1,440. That’s the mileage between our Wynnewood and Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Didn’t know there was a Wynnewood, Oklahoma? How about this one: from Ardmore, Pa. to Ardmore, Oklahoma Is 1,472 miles.

That’s right, Ardmore OK and Wynnewood OK are separated by less than 40 miles, depending on what route you take.

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To Ardmore, Alabama, it’s 881 miles and a lot of heartbreak. There’s 879 miles and a lot of explainin’ ’til Ardmore, Tennessee (the two towns share the border there). If you’re headed to Ardmore, South Dakota, chances are you won’t mind the 1,673-mile drive, as you’ll be in the Witness Protection Program. (There's also an unincorporated community in Maryland with the same name, though DistanceBetweenCities.net doesn't list it. It's near Landover—about 137 miles.)

Other recently researched distances between Wynnewood and … elsewhere? The site has them conveniently listed, and include Wynnewood to:

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  • Bretton Woods, N.H.: 463 miles
  • Concord, Calif.: 2,848 miles
  • Taos Ski Valley, N.M.: 1,873 miles (book now!)
  • Memphis:  1,028 miles
  • Louisville, Ky.: 663 miles
  • Cleveland: 446 miles

Of course, MapQuest and Google Maps still work fine, too.

By the way, there’s a Wayne and a Paoli in Oklahoma, too. And there’s a Bryn Mawr neighborhood in Tulsa.

There are also Ardmores in Alberta, Canada; Ireland (County Waterford); Northern Ireland; Scotland (on the Outer Hebrides and in Highland); and New Zealand.

 

Someone Mapped Their Ride

Jaklumpp” did, that is. He or she mapped his or her ride through Wynnewood (Wynnewood, Pa., that is), a 6.4-mille trek plotted out here, on MapMyRide.com. Couple of nice bike photos at the bottom, too, via Flikr.

 

Wynnewood Real Estate Partnership Raises $3.5 mln

S. Michael Cohen, president of Wynnewood-based Rodman Properties, raised $3.5 million of a targeted $4.33 million for a real estate investment partnership, CityBizList Philadelphia reported in a July 13 posting. Known as New Hazleton Associates, L.P., the offering attracted 46 investors, said the business publication, which also linked to the SEC filing.  

Since founding Rodman Properties, Inc., an affiliate of RP Management, Inc., in 1992, Cohen has negotiated the acquisition of over 7,000 apartment units,” reporter Richard Rabicoff writes.

 

Lankenau Exec Supports Low-Carb Treatment for Form of Cancer

George Prendergast, Ph.D., CEO of the Wynnewood-based Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, was quoted in the online trade journal Cancer News, Treatment and Research in support of a study that suggests that tumors caused by mesothelioma (“a rare cancer of the protective lining of the lungs, heart, chest and abdomen that is caused almost exclusively by prolonged asbestos exposure”) could be slowed by a diet low in carbohydrates and high in protein. The study, by researchers at the British Columbia Cancer Research Centre in Canada, “definitely lends credence to the idea that a change in diet can be beneficial,” Prendergast said. 


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