Kitchenuhmaykoosib (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitchenuhmaykoosib ...

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 Kitchenuhmaykoosib, Trout Lake is located less than 2 miles<1> to the Southeast

How Far From Kitchenuhmaykoosib to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kitchenuhmaykoosib to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kitchenuhmaykoosib to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kitchenuhmaykoosib: www.bigtroutlake.firstnation.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 '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- Kitchenuhmaykoosib) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kitchenuhmaykoosib. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.8290, Longitude: -89.8936
<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 Kitchenuhmaykoosib 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 315.427 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.178 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.71 degrees.