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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 150 miles [241.4 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 northwest.
  • 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 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of South Bay.
    • New Brunswick
      • This South Bay lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the east.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This South Bay is located in Madison County and lies 232 miles [373.4 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 324 miles [521.4 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 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • 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 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • 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.

  • Big Chute
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Chute came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chute
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Chute <4>
  • Cedar Nook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Nook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Nook
  • Franceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franceville
  • Go Home Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Honey Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Harbour <4>
  • Maceys Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceys Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Bay
  • Sawlog Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawlog Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawlog Bay
  • Wolverine Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Beach
  • Wood Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Landing

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 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from South Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 44.8721, Longitude: -79.7817    
<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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.136 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.782 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.582 degrees.




 

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