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Communities Also Named McIntosh ...

We found twelve communities that share the name McIntosh.

There are two communities within Ontario that are also named McIntosh.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for McIntosh #1
      • This McIntosh lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • The profile page for McIntosh #2
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of McIntosh.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • This McIntosh is located in Washington County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McIntosh.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This McIntosh is located in Marion County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of McIntosh.
    • Georgia
      • Liberty County
      • This McIntosh is located in Liberty County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of McIntosh.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of McIntosh [Kane County].
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of McIntosh [Jefferson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • This McIntosh is located in Polk County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of McIntosh.
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • This McIntosh is located in Pike County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of McIntosh.
    • New Mexico
      • Torrance County
      • This McIntosh is located in Torrance County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of McIntosh.
    • South Dakota
      • Corson County
      • This McIntosh is located in Corson County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of McIntosh.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This McIntosh is located in Thurston County and lies 2,005 miles [3,226.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of McIntosh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McIntosh ...

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.

  • Bluevale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluevale
  • Drew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Ethel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel Siding ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake Rosalind
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Little Egypt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
  • Maple Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Orchardville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchardville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
  • Otter Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pearl Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Lake
  • Riversdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riversdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
  • Sunshine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McIntosh 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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McIntosh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- McIntosh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McIntosh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9695, Longitude: -81.1099    
<2>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 McIntosh 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.
<3>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.
<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 McIntosh 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 310.076 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.698 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.617 degrees.




 

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