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Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Carmen ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <2>
- Bummers Roost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bummers Roost came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummers Roost
- Doe Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Lake
- Eagle Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartfell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartfell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfell
- Kennedys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
- Maple Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Pickerel Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickerel Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Lake
- Sprucedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprucedale <2>
- Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Wiseman's Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiseman's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman's Corners
How Far From Port Carmen 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 Port Carmen to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Port Carmen and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 188 miles [302.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Port Carmen to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Carmen. 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 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Carmen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Carmen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6531, Longitude: -79.5756 |
| <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 Port Carmen 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 308.926 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.143 degrees. |
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