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Communities Also Named Fort La Cloche ...
We found one communities that share the name Fort La Cloche.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Fort La Cloche.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort La Cloche ...
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.
- Birch Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Island <2>
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Cold Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Lee Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Little Current
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Current came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Current
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Current <2>
- Spanish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitefish Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Fort La Cloche 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 Fort La Cloche to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fort La Cloche and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 310 miles [498.9 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fort La Cloche to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort La Cloche) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort La Cloche. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1133, Longitude: -82.0767 |
| <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 Fort La Cloche 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 310.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.562 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.259 degrees. |
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