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Communities Also Named Island Lake ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Island Lake.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Island Lake.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, three are located in Canada and eight are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Island Lake #1
      • This Island Lake lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Island Lake lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Island Lake [Orange County].
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Island Lake is located in McHenry County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Island Lake.
    • Manitoba
      • This Island Lake lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Michigan
      • Livingston 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 Michigan community of Island Lake [Livingston County].
    • Minnesota
      • Beltrami County
      • This Island Lake is located in Beltrami County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Island Lake.
      • Lyon 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 Minnesota community of Island Lake [Lyon County].
    • North Dakota
      • Rolette 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 Dakota community of Island Lake [Rolette County].
    • Washington
      • Kitsap 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 Washington community of Island Lake [Kitsap County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Rusk County
      • This Island Lake is located in Rusk County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Island Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island 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.

  • Churchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • French Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Harmony Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kirbys Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Corner
  • Meadow Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Payment
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Red Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Sand Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Island Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Island Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6712, Longitude: -84.2687    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Island Lake 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<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 Island 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 311.989 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.267 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.212 degrees.




 

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