We found two communities that share the name Mattawan.
Within Ontario, the name Mattawan is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Michigan
Van Buren County
This Mattawan is located in Van Buren County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Mattawan.
Virginia
Hanover County
This Mattawan is located in Hanover County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Mattawan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mattawan ...
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.
Ceramic (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceramic came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Mattawan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mattawan and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mattawan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mattawan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mattawan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3333, Longitude: -78.8333
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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.
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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.
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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 Mattawan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.364 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.149 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.455 degrees.