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Communities Also Named White Lake ...

We found ten communities that share the name White Lake.

There are two communities within Ontario that are also named White Lake.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for White Lake #1
      • This White Lake lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • The profile page for White Lake #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 White Lake.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This White Lake lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Manitoba
      • This White Lake lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This White Lake is located in Oakland County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of White Lake.
    • New York
      • Oneida 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 New York community of White Lake [Oneida County].
      • Sullivan County
      • This White Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of White Lake.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This White Lake is located in Bladen County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Lake.
    • South Dakota
      • Aurora County
      • This White Lake is located in Aurora County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aurora County community of White Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • This White Lake is located in Langlade County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of White Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.

  • California
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Chats Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Clay Bank has also been known as:
    • Claybank
  • Clay Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Valley
  • Dewars
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewars
  • Glasgow Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Station
  • Mayhew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
  • Sand Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
  • Sandy Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Springtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Spruce Hedge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hedge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hedge

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from White Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,212 miles [6,778.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3630, Longitude: -76.5017    
<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 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 White 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>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 White Lake 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 306.954 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.412 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.699 degrees.




 

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