Halls Bridge (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls Bridge ...

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 Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cedar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
Curve Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve Lake
Deer Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Bay
Flynns Turn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynns Turn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Turn
Galesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
Juniper Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Island
Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
Rockcroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcroft came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcroft

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Halls Bridge once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Halls Bridge and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 142 miles [228.5 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Halls Bridge to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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>	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 Halls Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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- Halls Bridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halls Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5500, Longitude: -78.3333
<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 Halls Bridge 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 308.227 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.709 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.99 degrees.