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Communities Also Named Shands ...
We found two communities that share the name Shands.
Within Ontario, the name Shands is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Shands [Nevada County].
- Florida
- Hernando County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Shands [Hernando County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shands ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centre Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craigsholme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Bank
- Living Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Living Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
- Marsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsville
- Mimosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prices Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
How Far From Shands to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shands to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Shands and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 256 miles [412 km]<5> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shands to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Shands 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | 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- Shands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7240, Longitude: -80.3424 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Shands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.596 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.12 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.333 degrees. |
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