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Communities Also Named Thunder Bay ...

We found two communities that share the name Thunder Bay.

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

Beyond Ontario.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Thunder Bay #1
      • This Thunder Bay lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • The profile page for Thunder Bay #2
      • 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 Ontario community of Thunder Bay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thunder 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.

  • Jelly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelly
  • Jumbo Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo Gardens
  • Lee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Moose Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill
  • Silver Harbour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Harbour
  • Stanley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stepstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stepstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepstone
  • Twin City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
  • Wild Goose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Goose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose

How Far From Thunder Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Thunder Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Thunder Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Thunder Bay: www.thunderbay.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 from Point A (ie- Thunder Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thunder Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3897, Longitude: -89.2584    
<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 Thunder 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 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 Thunder Bay 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 315.367 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.318 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.363 degrees.




 

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