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Communities Also Named Onaping ...

We found two communities that are also named Onaping.

There are two communities within Ontario that are also named Onaping.

Beyond Ontario.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Onaping #1
      • This Onaping lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • The profile page for Onaping #2
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Onaping ...

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.

  • Fee Spur
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Spur
  • Green
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Jacobs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Mud River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

How Far From Onaping to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Onaping to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Onaping) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Onaping to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Onaping. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2786, Longitude: -89.1900    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.203 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.408 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.648 degrees.