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Communities Also Named Makataewaukawauk ...
We found one communities that share the name Makataewaukawauk.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Makataewaukawauk.
Beyond Ontario.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Makataewaukawauk ...
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.
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cape Croker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Bay <1>
- Hopeness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeness came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeness
- Lake Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Purple Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Valley
How Far From Makataewaukawauk 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 Makataewaukawauk to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Makataewaukawauk and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 258 miles [415.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Makataewaukawauk 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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Makataewaukawauk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Makataewaukawauk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9425, Longitude: -80.9728 |
| <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 Makataewaukawauk 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 309.911 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.664 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.16 degrees. |
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