Boston Creek (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boston Creek ...

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.

Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
Dane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
Diamond Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
King Kirkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Kirkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Kirkland
King Kirkland Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Kirkland Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Kirkland Station
Rosegrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosegrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegrove
Rosegrove Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosegrove Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegrove Beach
Swastika
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swastika

How Far From Boston Creek to ...

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Boston Creek to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boston Creek. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boston Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boston Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0167, Longitude: -79.9500
<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 Boston Creek 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 308.92 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.042 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.291 degrees.