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Communities Also Named Metcalfe ...

We found three communities that share the name Metcalfe.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Metcalfe #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 Metcalfe.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Laurel County
      • 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 Kentucky community of Metcalfe [Laurel County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This Metcalfe is located in Washington County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Metcalfe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Metcalfe ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Edwards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Ficko
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ficko came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficko
  • Forget
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forget came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forget
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Herbert Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marvelville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvelville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvelville
  • Piperville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

How Far From Metcalfe to ...

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 Metcalfe to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Metcalfe to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,174 miles [6,717.4 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 Metcalfe 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>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- Metcalfe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Metcalfe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2353, Longitude: -75.4725    
<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 Metcalfe 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 306.308 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.668 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.241 degrees.




 

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