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Communities Also Named Lyn ...
We found two communities that share the name Lyn.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Lyn.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Lyn in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Lyn #1
- This Lyn lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Newberry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lyn [Newberry County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyn ...
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.
- Butternut Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Bay
- Fernbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Flanders Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Heights
- Golf Side Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Side Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Side Gardens
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalist Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalist Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalist Park
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tincap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tincap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincap
How Far From Lyn 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 Lyn to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyn and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lyn to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5774, Longitude: -75.7842 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lyn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lyn 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 306.591 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.877 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.711 degrees. |
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