Shining Tree (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shining Tree ...

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.

Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
Felix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felix came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix
Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
Nitro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
Thor Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thor Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shining Tree and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Shining Tree to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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>	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 from Point A (ie- Shining Tree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shining Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2351, Longitude: -81.4592
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Shining Tree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.029 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.156 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.461 degrees.