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Communities Also Named Helen Mine ...

We found two communities that share the name Helen Mine.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Helen Mine.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Helen Mine in Canada and the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Helen Mine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Helen Mine ...

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.

  • Hawk Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Junction
  • Helen Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Junction
  • Josephine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Magpie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magpie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magpie
  • Magpie Mine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magpie Mine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magpie Mine
  • Sand Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wanda
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Helen Mine and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 463 miles [745.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Helen Mine to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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 '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- Helen Mine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Helen Mine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0225, Longitude: -84.7481    
<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 Helen Mine 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 312.217 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.728 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.949 degrees.









 

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