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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowmanton ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gores Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hall Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hiawatha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Little Germany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Precious Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Bowmanton 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 community such as Bowmanton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bowmanton once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bowmanton and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 149 miles [239.8 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bowmanton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowmanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bowmanton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowmanton. We have been unable to find the coordinates for Bowmanton. That said, to estimate its location, we are using the latitude and longitude of what we believe to be a nearby cemetery (likely the town cemetery). The cemetery that we've chosen is named Bowmanton Cemetery and it is located at 44.1078, -78.1268 . |
| <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 Bowmanton 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 308.139 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.539 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.08 degrees. |
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