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Curious and Interesting Names Near Go Home Lake ...

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.

  • Big Chute
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Chute came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chute
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Chute <2>
  • Cedar Nook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Nook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Nook
  • Crooked Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Bay
  • Darling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darling came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
  • Foot's Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foot's Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foot's Bay
  • Franceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franceville
  • Glen Orchard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Orchard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Orchard
  • Honey Harbour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Harbour <2>
  • Maceys Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceys Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Bay
  • Moon River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon River
  • Park Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Potters Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
  • Wolverine Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Beach
  • Wood Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Landing

How Far From Go Home Lake 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 Go Home Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Go Home Lake and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 203 miles [326.7 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Go Home Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Go Home Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Go Home Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Go Home Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9883, Longitude: -79.8270    
<5>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.
<6>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 Go Home Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.155 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.821 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.556 degrees.









 

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