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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawson Quarry ...
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.
- Beaver Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Birch Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Island <2>
- Carson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Fox Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- High Falls ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Little Current
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Current came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Current
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Current <2>
- Turbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbine
- Whitefish Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Lawson Quarry 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 Lawson Quarry to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lawson Quarry and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 294 miles [473.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lawson Quarry to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,395 miles [7,073.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lawson Quarry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawson Quarry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1203, Longitude: -81.7289 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lawson Quarry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.072 degrees. |
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