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

Communities Also Named Denison ...

We found nine communities that share the name Denison.

Within Ontario, the name Denison is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
  - Crawford County
  - This Denison is located in Crawford County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Denison.
- Kansas
  - Jackson County
  - This Denison is located in Jackson County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Denison.
- Kentucky
  - Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Denison [Harlan County].
  - Hart County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Denison [Hart County].
- Missouri
  - Barton County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Barton County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Denison.
- Pennsylvania
  - Westmoreland County
  - This Denison is located in Westmoreland County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Denison.
- Texas
  - Grayson County
  - This Denison is located in Grayson County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Denison.
- Washington
  - Spokane County
  - This Denison is located in Spokane County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Denison.
- Wyoming
  - Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Denison [Laramie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Denison ...

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.

In the vicinity of Denison, Pringle is located 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the West

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Denison and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Denison to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 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>	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- Denison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6142, Longitude: -85.4317
<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 Denison 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>	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 Denison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Denison 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 312.647 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.30 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.10 degrees.