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

Communities Also Named Depew ...

We found seven communities that share the name Depew.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Depew.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, one is located in Canada and the other six communities are located in the United States.

Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
  - The profile page for Depew #1

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
  - Palo Alto County
  - This Depew is located in Palo Alto County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Depew.
- Michigan
  - Macomb County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Depew [Macomb County].
- Missouri
  - Douglas County
  - This Depew is located in Douglas County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Depew.
- New York
  - Erie County
  - This Depew is located in Erie County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Depew.
- Ohio
  - Shelby County
  - This Depew is located in Shelby County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Depew.
- Oklahoma
  - Creek County
  - This Depew is located in Creek County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Depew.

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Depew to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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 '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- Depew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Depew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5467, Longitude: -85.2033
<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 Depew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Depew to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.492 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.117 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.997 degrees.