Burchell Lake (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burchell Lake ...

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.

Annex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annex came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
Biota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biota came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biota
Planet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planet

How Far From Burchell Lake 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 Burchell Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Burchell Lake once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Burchell Lake and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Burchell Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 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>	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 Burchell Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Burchell Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burchell Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6033, Longitude: -90.5911
<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 Burchell Lake 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 316.31 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.409 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.057 degrees.