Welcome to Bidwell ...
Although we found mention of Bidwell during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Bidwell 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 Bidwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bidwell, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Bidwell 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 Bidwell would be found within the (705) & (249)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Bidwell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bidwell - they are located in California, Iowa, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bidwell.
Communities near Bidwell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bidwell.
- Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands
- Whitefish River 4
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefish River 4 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish River 4
- Green Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Eagles Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibraltar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfield
- Cold Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheguiandah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheguiandah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheguiandah
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheguiandah <5>
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bidwell ...
Looking for more information about Bidwell? 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 Bidwell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bidwell.
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 north past Bidwell and then turned west". While Bidwell could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Bidwell 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 Bidwell 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |