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Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanley House ...

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.

  • Crooked Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Dock Siding
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Foot's Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foot's Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Gordon Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Gregory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Gull Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gull Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Juddhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juddhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Lake Joseph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Joseph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Joseph
  • Turtle Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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How Far From Stanley House 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 Stanley House to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stanley House to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanley House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanley House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2183, Longitude: -79.7217    
<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 Stanley House 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 309.065 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.756 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.405 degrees.




 

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