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Communities Also Named Mack ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Mack.

Within Ontario, the name Mack is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mack [Calhoun County].
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Mack is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Mack.
    • Colorado
      • Mesa County
      • This Mack is located in Mesa County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Mack.
    • Louisiana
      • Vermilion Parish
      • This Mack is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Mack.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This Mack is located in Marshall County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mack.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mack [Rutherford County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Mack is located in Hamilton County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Mack.
    • Tennessee
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Mack is located in Lauderdale County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Mack.
    • Texas
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mack [Walker County].
      • Wilbarger County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mack [Wilbarger County].
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Mack is located in Millard County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Mack.
    • Virginia
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mack [Carroll County].
    • Washington
      • Adams County
      • This Mack is located in Adams County and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mack.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mack ...

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.

  • Biota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biota came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biota
  • English River
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • George
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Graham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • James
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Oscar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Poland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mack to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Mack) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1589, Longitude: -90.3758    
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Mack 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Mack to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.128 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.284 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.744 degrees.




 

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