Mokomon (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mokomon ...

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.

Flint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
Jelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelly
Jumbo Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Gardens
Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
Moose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill
Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
Twin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City

How Far From Mokomon to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mokomon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mokomon and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mokomon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mokomon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mokomon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4800, Longitude: -89.6308
<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 Mokomon 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 315.628 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.625 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.546 degrees.