Dearlock (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dearlock ...

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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
Border
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border is located in Koochiching County (MN)
Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Koochiching County (MN)
Cozy Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
Dance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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
Finland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
Frontier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Frontier is located in Koochiching County (MN)
Gameland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gameland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland
Government Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dearlock and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Dearlock 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 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dearlock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dearlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8408, Longitude: -94.0956
<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 Dearlock 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 318.843 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.297 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.024 degrees.