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Curious and Interesting Names Near Simcoe Lodge ...
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.
- Bonnie Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Bay
- Fountain Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grays Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harry's Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joyland Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Simcoe Lodge 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 Simcoe Lodge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Simcoe Lodge and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Simcoe Lodge to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Simcoe Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Simcoe Lodge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simcoe Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5958, Longitude: -79.3656 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.891 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.462 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.488 degrees. |
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