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

Communities Also Named Gargantua ...

We found one communities that share the name Gargantua.

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

Beyond Ontario.

Communities Located In Ontario ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Gargantua ...

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.

Canyon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
Sand Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gargantua and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Gargantua to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gargantua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gargantua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5683, Longitude: -84.9717
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Gargantua to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.407 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.872 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.25 degrees.