Welcome to Ursa ...
Although we found mention of Ursa during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Ursa was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Ursa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ursa, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Ursa might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
We believe that Ursa would be found within the (705) & (249)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Ursa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ursa - they are located in Illinois, Louisiana and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ursa.
Communities near Ursa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ursa.
- Essonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Maxwells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwells came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells
- Donald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Fortescue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Goulds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulds came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
- Haliburton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haliburton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haliburton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haliburton <4>
- Lochlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lochlin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochlin
- South Wilberforce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilberforce came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilberforce
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ursa ...
Looking for more information about Ursa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ursa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ursa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Ursa and then turned west". While Ursa could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Ursa as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ursa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (249) is an overlay for area code (705). |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |