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Curious and Interesting Names Near Miners Bay ...
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.
- Burnt River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deep Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bay
- Dutch Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Line
- Galena Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Head Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Moore Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Falls
- Union Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Miners Bay 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 Miners Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Miners Bay and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Miners Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miners Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miners Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miners Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8225, Longitude: -78.7686 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Miners Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.482 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.09 degrees. |
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