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Communities Also Named Wunnumin Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Wunnumin Lake.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Wunnumin Lake.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wunnumin 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.

In the vicinity of Wunnumin Lake, Big Beaverhouse is located 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the West

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Wunnumin Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>

The official website for Wunnumin Lake: www.wunnumin.ca/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wunnumin Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wunnumin Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.9343, Longitude: -89.2971    
<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 Wunnumin Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.067 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.647 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.694 degrees.









 

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