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Communities Also Named Hydro ...

We found six communities that share the name Hydro.

Within Ontario, the name Hydro is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, one is located in Canada and the other five communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Hydro lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Hydro [Alachua County].
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Hydro is located in Warren County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hydro.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hydro [Stanly County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Blaine County
      • This Hydro is located in Blaine County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Hydro.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Hydro is located in Decatur County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Hydro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hydro ...

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.

  • Brawny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawny came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawny
  • Chalk River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalk River <4>
  • Deep River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep River <4>
  • Deep River Depot
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River Depot came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Depot
  • Indian
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
  • Mountain View
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Race Horse Camp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Race Horse Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Race Horse Camp
  • Radiant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radiant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
  • Squirrel Depot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Depot came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Depot
  • Stonecliffe
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonecliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliffe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonecliffe <4>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hydro and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hydro to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hydro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hydro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9014, Longitude: -77.8864    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hydro could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hydro 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 307.79 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.436 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.158 degrees.




 

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