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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ontario, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ontario and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ontario:
    • 34.061605, -117.651140
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ontario
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Ontario ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Ontario.

Within California, the name Ontario is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • This Ontario is located in Knox County and lies 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Ontario.
    • Indiana
      • LaGrange County
      • This Ontario is located in LaGrange County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Ontario.
    • Iowa
      • Story County
      • This Ontario is located in Story County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Ontario.
    • Kansas
      • Jackson County
      • This Ontario is located in Jackson County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ontario.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ontario [Lenawee County].
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Ontario is located in Wayne County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ontario.
    • Ohio
      • Richland County
      • This Ontario is located in Richland County and lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Ontario.
    • Oklahoma
      • Ottawa County
      • This Ontario is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Ontario.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Ontario is located in Malheur County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the north of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Ontario.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Ontario is located in Washington County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ontario.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Ontario is located in Salt Lake County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Ontario.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • This Ontario is located in Charlotte County and lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Ontario.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon County
      • This Ontario is located in Vernon County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ontario that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ontario ...

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.

  • Boys Republic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
    • Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
  • Champagne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champagne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
    • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
  • Charter Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
    • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
  • Creekside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
  • Dells ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells
    • Dells is located in San Bernardino County
  • Diamond Bar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gypsum ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
    • Gypsum is located in Orange County
  • Kaiser
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
    • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mount Baldy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Sunnyslope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
  • Sunsweet
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunsweet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
    • Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County
  • Walnut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <4>

How Far From Ontario 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 city such as Ontario to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ontario and extending to:

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ontario to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,321 miles [13,391.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Ontario: www.ci.ontario.ca.us/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Ontario) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ontario. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0616, Longitude: -117.6511    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ontario 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 county. 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Ontario to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.75 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.548 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.289 degrees.









 

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