Regan (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Regan ...

We found four communities that share the name Regan.

Within Ontario, the name Regan is unique.

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

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
  - Dakota 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 Minnesota community of Regan [Dakota County].
- Nevada
  - White Pine County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Regan [White Pine County].
- North Carolina
  - Brunswick County
  - This Regan is located in Brunswick County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<3> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Regan.
- North Dakota
  - Burleigh County
  - This Regan is located in Burleigh County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<3> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Regan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Regan ...

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.

Barehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barehead
Heron Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Bay
Pringle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 518 miles [833.6 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Regan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Regan 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>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Regan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Regan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Regan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6908, Longitude: -85.6256
<4>	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.
<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 Regan 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 312.777 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.457 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.18 degrees.