O'Connor (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named O'Connor ...

We found four communities that share the name O'Connor.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named O'Connor.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named O'Connor in Canada and the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of O'Connor, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
  - The profile page for O'Connor #1
  - This O'Connor lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
  - Greeley County
  - This O'Connor is located in Greeley County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of O'Connor.

Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
  - - Western Australia
  - Distance: 10,918 miles [17,570.8 km]<1> to the northwest
  - - Australian Capital Territory
  - Distance: 9,586 miles [15,427.2 km] to the west

Curious and Interesting Names Near O'Connor ...

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.

Canyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
Regent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
Sand Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake

How Far From O'Connor 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 O'Connor to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from O'Connor to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- O'Connor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in O'Connor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5844, Longitude: -84.5075
<2>	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.
<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 O'Connor 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 312.085 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.513 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.987 degrees.