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Communities Also Named Tollgate ...

We found three communities that are also named Tollgate.

Within Ontario, the name Tollgate is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Tollgate.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Tollgate is located in Baltimore County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Tollgate.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • This Tollgate is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Tollgate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tollgate ...

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.

  • Codys Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Creditville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Holiday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday
  • Huntingford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maple Lake Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perrys Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Showers Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Willow Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Windfall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tollgate to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tollgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tollgate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tollgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1592, Longitude: -80.7750    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.916 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.393 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.768 degrees.