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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Klock ...

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.

Ceramic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceramic came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
Crest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
Government Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Government Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Park
Grand-Desert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand-Desert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand-Desert
Great Desert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Desert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Desert
Mink Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Lake
Radiant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radiant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
Snake Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Klock to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,641 miles [9,078.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Klock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Klock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2897, Longitude: -78.4922
<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 Klock 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 308.144 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.895 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.296 degrees.