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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockton ...
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.
- Black Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Mono Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mono Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Road
- Rich Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Sandhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
How Far From Lockton 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 Lockton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lockton and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 229 miles [368.5 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lockton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9184, Longitude: -79.8621 |
| <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 Lockton 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 309.271 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.783 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.017 degrees. |
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