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Communities Also Named Magpie Mine ...

We found one communities that share the name Magpie Mine.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Magpie Mine.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Magpie Mine ...

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.

  • Carry
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry
  • Hawk Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Junction
  • Helen Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Junction
  • Helen Mine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Mine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mine
  • Josephine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Magpie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magpie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magpie
  • Otter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
  • Wanda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Magpie Mine to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magpie Mine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magpie Mine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2133, Longitude: -84.7156    
<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 Magpie Mine 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 312.179 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.715 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.855 degrees.









 

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