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Curious and Interesting Names Near Caliper 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.
- Black Hawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Cozy Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Crow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dance came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dance
- Dearlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearlock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearlock
- Finland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
- Government Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Government Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Landing
- Whitefish Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
How Far From Caliper Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Caliper Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Caliper Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Caliper Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caliper Lake. 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caliper Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caliper Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0603, Longitude: -93.8947 |
| <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 Caliper 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 318.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.153 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.84 degrees. |
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