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Communities Also Named Upsala ...

We found two communities that share the name Upsala.

Within Ontario, the name Upsala is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • 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 Upsala [Orange County].
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Upsala is located in Morrison County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Upsala.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upsala ...

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.

  • Biota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biota came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biota
  • English River
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • George
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • James
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Oscar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Planet
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planet
  • Poland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Upsala to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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 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 Upsala 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upsala) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upsala. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0510, Longitude: -90.4679    
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Upsala 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 316.20 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.349 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.835 degrees.









 

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