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Communities Also Named Turtle Lake ...

We found eight communities that share the name Turtle Lake.

Within Ontario, the name Turtle Lake is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Turtle Lake [Concordia Parish].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Benzie 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 Michigan community of Turtle Lake [Benzie County].
    • Montana
      • Lake County
      • This Turtle Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Turtle Lake.
    • North Dakota
      • McLean County
      • This Turtle Lake is located in McLean County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Turtle Lake.
    • Saskatchewan
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Turtle Lake is located in Harris County and lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Turtle Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Barron County
      • This Turtle Lake is located in Barron County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Turtle Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turtle Lake ...

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.

  • Bear Cave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Cave came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Cave
  • Dock Siding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Siding
  • Gordon Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Bay
  • Gull Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gull Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Rock
  • Hayford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
  • Horseshoe Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Juddhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juddhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddhaven
  • Lake Joseph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Joseph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Joseph
  • Otter Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <5>
  • Stanley House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley House
  • Swords
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords

How Far From Turtle Lake 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 community such as Turtle Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 195 miles [313.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Turtle Lake 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 11 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 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Turtle Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Turtle Lake 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Turtle Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turtle Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3136, Longitude: -79.7289    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Turtle Lake 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 309.06 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.766 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.368 degrees.




 

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