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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowser's Corner ...
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.
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Bass Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Creek
- Big Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Britainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britainville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britainville
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ice Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ice Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Lake
- Long Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bay
- Monument Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Corner
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Bay <2>
- Tobacco Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Bowser's Corner 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 Bowser's Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bowser's Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 315 miles [506.9 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bowser's Corner to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowser's Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowser's Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8436, Longitude: -82.2183 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bowser's Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.665 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.651 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.442 degrees. |
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