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Communities Also Named Brimstone ...
We found three communities that share the name Brimstone.
Within Ontario, the name Brimstone is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Brimstone is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Brimstone.
- Montana
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Brimstone [Lincoln County].
- Tennessee
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brimstone [Scott County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brimstone ...
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.
- Brisbane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Cataract
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Forks of the Credit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the Credit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the Credit
- Rockside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockside
- Silver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
How Far From Brimstone 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 Brimstone to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brimstone and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Brimstone to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Brimstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brimstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8081, Longitude: -80.0000 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
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 Brimstone 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Brimstone 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 309.369 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.876 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.13 degrees. |
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