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Curious and Interesting Names Near Head 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.
- Burnt River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bay
- Fell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell
- Galena Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Lakeview Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Beach
- Long Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Miners Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Bay
- Moore Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Falls
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Union Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Head Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Head Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Head Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Head Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Head 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Head Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Head Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7439, Longitude: -78.9304 |
| <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 Head Lake 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 308.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.206 degrees. |
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