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Communities Also Named Picton ...

We found two communities that share the name Picton.

Within Ontario, the name Picton is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Union 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 New Jersey community of Picton [Union County].
    • North Dakota
      • Towner 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 North Dakota community of Picton [Towner County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Picton ...

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.

  • Cherry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <3>
  • Elmbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmbrook
  • Fawcettville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawcettville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcettville
  • Gilbert Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Huff Wharf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Huffs Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffs Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corners
  • Lake on the Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake on the Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake on the Mountain
  • Prince Edward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Edward
  • Salmon Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Picton and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 120 miles [193.1 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Picton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,288 miles [6,900.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Picton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Picton 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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Picton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Picton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0088, Longitude: -77.1392    
<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 Picton 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 307.518 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.825 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.638 degrees.




 

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