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Communities Also Named McCrimmon ...

We found one communities that share the name McCrimmon.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named McCrimmon.

Beyond Ontario.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for McCrimmon #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of McCrimmon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCrimmon ...

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.

  • Barb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb
  • Dominionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominionville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominionville
  • Glen Andrew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Andrew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Andrew
  • Glen Robertson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Robertson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robertson
  • Golden Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Happy Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Henrys Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Corner
  • Maxville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Pleasant Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
  • Sandy Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stardale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stardale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McCrimmon and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from McCrimmon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,136 miles [6,656.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 McCrimmon 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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCrimmon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCrimmon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4239, Longitude: -74.7325    
<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 McCrimmon 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 305.807 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.14 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.775 degrees.









 

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