Kingfisher Lake (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Kingfisher Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Kingfisher Lake.

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

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Communities Located In Ontario ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingfisher 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.

In the vicinity of Kingfisher Lake, Big Beaverhouse is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the Southwest

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingfisher Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,418 miles [7,110.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kingfisher Lake: www.kingfisherlake.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- Kingfisher Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingfisher Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.0311, Longitude: -89.8192
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Kingfisher Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.446 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.082 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.982 degrees.