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Curious and Interesting Names Near Chandos 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.
- Big Cedar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cedar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
- Cheddar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheddar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
- Crowes Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowes Landing
- Crowes Landing has also been known as:
- Crows Landing
- Faraday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faraday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faraday <2>
- Gooderham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hotspur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotspur came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotspur
- Juniper Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Island
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Murphy Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corners
- Rose Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonyridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonyridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonyridge
- Vansickle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vansickle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansickle
- Woodview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Chandos 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 Chandos Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Chandos Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 122 miles [196.3 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Chandos Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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' (or 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- Chandos Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chandos Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7942, Longitude: -78.0497 |
| <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 Chandos 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 308.019 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.741 degrees. |
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