Watsons (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watsons ...

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.

Burnt River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- From your current location to Burnt River
- From Watsons to Burnt River
Deep Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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- From your current location to Deep Bay
- From Watsons to Deep Bay
Dutch Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Fell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- From your current location to Fell
- From Watsons to Fell
Galena Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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- From your current location to Galena Hill
- From Watsons to Galena Hill
Howland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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- From your current location to Howland
- From Watsons to Howland
Miners Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Moore Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- From your current location to Silver Lake
- From Watsons to Silver Lake
Union Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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- From your current location to Union Creek
- From Watsons to Union Creek

How Far From Watsons to ...

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Watsons 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 6 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 '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- Watsons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watsons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7357, Longitude: -78.6734
<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 Watsons 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 308.428 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.965 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.08 degrees.