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Communities Also Named Sturgeon Point ...
We found two communities that share the name Sturgeon Point.
Within Ontario, the name Sturgeon Point is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sturgeon Point [Alcona County].
- Virginia
- Charles City County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sturgeon Point [Charles City County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturgeon Point ...
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.
- Birch Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kennedy Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pickerel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snug Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Sturgeon Point 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 Sturgeon Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sturgeon Point and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sturgeon Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sturgeon Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sturgeon Point 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. |
| <2> | 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- Sturgeon Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sturgeon Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4713, Longitude: -78.7007 |
| <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 Sturgeon Point 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 308.472 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.208 degrees. |
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