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

Communities Also Named Simcoe ...

We found five communities that share the name Simcoe.

Within Ontario, the name Simcoe is unique.

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

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Cullman County
  - This Simcoe is located in Cullman County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Simcoe.
- Missouri
  - McDonald County
  - This Simcoe is located in McDonald County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Simcoe.
- North Dakota
  - McHenry County
  - This Simcoe is located in McHenry County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Simcoe.
- Tennessee
  - Union 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 Tennessee community of Simcoe [Union County].
- Washington
  - Yakima 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 Washington community of Simcoe [Yakima County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simcoe ...

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.

Dogs Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Nest
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dogs Nest
- From Simcoe to Dogs Nest
Fishers Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Glen
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fishers Glen
- From Simcoe to Fishers Glen
Greens Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greens Corner
- From Simcoe to Greens Corner
Halfway House Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House Corner
Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillcrest
- From Simcoe to Hillcrest
Lynn Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Valley
Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lynnville
- From Simcoe to Lynnville
Nixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
Rattlesnake Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Harbour
Round Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Plains
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Round Plains
- From Simcoe to Round Plains

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Simcoe to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Simcoe: www.simcoe.ca/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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- Simcoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simcoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8373, Longitude: -80.3040
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Simcoe 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>	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>	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.
<5>	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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.636 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.027 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.664 degrees.