South Bay (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named South Bay ...

We found eleven communities that share the name South Bay.

There are two communities within Ontario that are also named South Bay.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, four are located in Canada and seven are in the United States.

Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
  - The profile page for South Bay #1
  - This South Bay lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - The profile page for South Bay #2
  - This South Bay lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the east southeast.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
  - Humboldt 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 California community of South Bay [Humboldt County].
- Florida
  - Palm Beach County
  - This South Bay is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of South Bay.
- New Brunswick
  - This South Bay lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the east.
- New York
  - Madison County
  - This South Bay is located in Madison County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of South Bay.
  - Onondaga 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 New York community of South Bay [Onondaga County].
  - Washington County
  - This South Bay is located in Washington County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of South Bay.
- Ohio
  - Knox County
  - This South Bay is located in Knox County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of South Bay.
- Saskatchewan
  - We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Washington
  - Thurston County
  - This South Bay is located in Thurston County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of South Bay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Bay ...

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.

In the vicinity of South Bay, Narrow Lake is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the Northwest

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from South Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1101, Longitude: -92.6767
<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 South Bay 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>	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 South Bay 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 317.705 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.327 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.451 degrees.