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

Communities Also Named Wayland ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Wayland.

Within Ontario, the name Wayland is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
  - Lake 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 Florida community of Wayland [Lake County].
- Idaho
  - Benewah County
  - This Wayland is located in Benewah County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Wayland.
- Illinois
  - Schuyler County
  - This Wayland is located in Schuyler County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Wayland.
- Iowa
  - Henry County
  - This Wayland is located in Henry County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Wayland.
- Kansas
  - Stanton 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 Kansas community of Wayland [Stanton County].
- Kentucky
  - Floyd County
  - This Wayland is located in Floyd County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Wayland.
- Massachusetts
  - Middlesex County
  - This Wayland is located in Middlesex County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Wayland.
- Michigan
  - Allegan County
  - This Wayland is located in Allegan County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Wayland.
- Minnesota
  - Koochiching County
  - This Wayland is located in Koochiching County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Wayland.
- Missouri
  - Clark County
  - This Wayland is located in Clark County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Wayland.
- Nebraska
  - Polk County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Wayland.
- New York
  - Steuben County
  - This Wayland is located in Steuben County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Wayland.
- Ohio
  - Portage County
  - This Wayland is located in Portage County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Wayland.
- Oregon
  - Umatilla County
  - This Wayland is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Wayland.
- Pennsylvania
  - Crawford County
  - This Wayland is located in Crawford County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Wayland.
- Rhode Island
  - Providence County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Wayland [Providence County].
- Texas
  - Stephens County
  - This Wayland is located in Stephens County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Wayland.
- Virginia
  - Chesterfield County
  - This Wayland is located in Chesterfield County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Wayland.
  - Scott 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 Wayland [Scott County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayland ...

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.

Carry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry
Island Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
Pardee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wayland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wayland 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wayland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0200, Longitude: -83.8244
<3>	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 Wayland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<6>	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 Wayland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.577 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.011 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.434 degrees.