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

Communities Also Named Nicholson ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Nicholson.

Within Ontario, the name Nicholson is unique.

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

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - DeKalb County
  - This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Nicholson [DeKalb County].
- British Columbia
  - This Nicholson lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- Georgia
  - Jackson County
  - This Nicholson is located in Jackson County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Nicholson.
- Kentucky
  - Kenton County
  - This Nicholson is located in Kenton County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Nicholson.
- Michigan
  - Shiawassee County
  - This Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Nicholson.
- Mississippi
  - Hancock County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Nicholson [Hancock County].
  - Pearl River County
  - This Nicholson is located in Pearl River County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<2> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Nicholson.
- Montana
  - Cascade County
  - This community is historic<1> and although located in Cascade County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Nicholson.
- North Dakota
  - Sargent County
  - This Nicholson is located in Sargent County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Nicholson.
- Pennsylvania
  - Wyoming County
  - This Nicholson is located in Wyoming County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Nicholson.
- Wisconsin
  - Waupaca County
  - This Nicholson is located in Waupaca County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Nicholson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholson ...

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.

Carry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry
Island Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
Pardee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Nicholson to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nicholson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nicholson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nicholson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9500, Longitude: -83.7833
<3>	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 Nicholson 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.
<4>	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.
<5>	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.
<6>	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 Nicholson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.554 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.975 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.44 degrees.