Bolkow (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolkow ...

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.

Carry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry
Hawk Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Junction
Otter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
Pardee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee

How Far From Bolkow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bolkow to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bolkow and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bolkow to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bolkow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bolkow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolkow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1000, Longitude: -83.9167
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Bolkow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.634 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.087 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.453 degrees.