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Communities Also Named Shep ...

We found three communities that share the name Shep.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Shep.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Comanche County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Comanche County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Shep.
    • Texas
      • Taylor County
      • This Shep is located in Taylor County and lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Shep.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shep ...

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.

  • Birchwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Cooksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Dixie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Erindale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Long Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Meadow Wood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • New Toronto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Toronto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Toronto
  • Park Royal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royal
  • Summerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Shep to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 Shep, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shep) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shep. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5828, Longitude: -79.5547    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Shep 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 309.101 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.539 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.002 degrees.




 

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