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Communities Also Named Oconto ...

We found four communities that share the name Oconto.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Oconto [Ottawa County].
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This Oconto is located in Custer County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Oconto.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Oconto is located in Oconto County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Oconto.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oconto ...

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.

  • Bobs Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobs Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Lake
  • Crow Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Desert Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Echo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • High Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Long Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mississippi Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mississippi Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi Station
  • Mountain Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Robertsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Snow Road Station
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Road Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Road Station

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Oconto to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 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 Oconto 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 from Point A (ie- Oconto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oconto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7139, Longitude: -76.6711    
<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 Oconto 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 307.141 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.516 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.087 degrees.




 

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