Village of Mayo (Yukon) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Mayo ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Mayo.

Within Yukon, the name Mayo is unique.

Beyond Yukon, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these sixteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other fifteen communities are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
  - Los Angeles 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 California community of Mayo [Los Angeles County].
- Florida
  - Lafayette County
  - This Mayo is located in Lafayette County and lies 3,246 miles [5,223.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Mayo.
  - Orange 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 Mayo [Orange County].
- Georgia
  - Richmond County
  - This Mayo is located in Richmond County and lies 3,071 miles [4,942.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Mayo.
- Kansas
  - Comanche 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 Mayo [Comanche County].
- Kentucky
  - Mercer County
  - This Mayo is located in Mercer County and lies 2,731 miles [4,395.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mayo.
- Louisiana
  - Vernon Parish
  - This Mayo is located in Vernon Parish and lies 2,902 miles [4,670.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Mayo.
- Maryland
  - Anne Arundel County
  - This Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,926 miles [4,708.9 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Mayo.
- North Carolina
  - Rockingham 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 North Carolina community of Mayo [Rockingham County].
- Quebec
  - This Mayo lies 2,588 miles [4,165 km]<2> to the east.
- South Carolina
  - Spartanburg County
  - This Mayo is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,985 miles [4,803.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Mayo.
- Tennessee
  - Knox 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 Tennessee community of Mayo [Knox County].
- Texas
  - Karnes County
  - This Mayo is located in Karnes County and lies 2,919 miles [4,697.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Karnes County community of Mayo.
- Vermont
  - Essex 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 Vermont community of Mayo [Essex County].
- Virginia
  - Halifax County
  - This Mayo is located in Halifax County and lies 2,987 miles [4,807.1 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Mayo.
  - Henry 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 Mayo [Henry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayo ...

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.

Gordon Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
Keno Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keno Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno Hill

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

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

Whitehorse, which is the Territorial Capital of Yukon, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mayo to Whitehorse, with an average speed<5>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,590 miles [4,168.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 102 days and walking would take 148 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.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 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 Mayo 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Mayo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 63.5943, Longitude: -135.8966
<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 Mayo, 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 Mayo 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 352.433 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 356.004 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 335.689 degrees.