Ontarions need geography lesson!

[JLM]

I'm just about as far North in ontario as a paved road will take you, and about 150 miles south of james bay (as the crow flies) and I'm just at 49'25 degrees latitude....just barely north of the western Canada/US border.

What's the name of your community?

 

[DaSleeper]

What's the name of your community?

Kapuskasing......and there is more of Ontario north of the 49th than south of it.

 

[JLM]

Kapuskasing......and there is more of Ontario north of the 49th than south of it.

I was there in 1967, slept for 2 or 3 hours in my car.

Seems to me you're looking at Ontario centered on Canada where when we refer to Northern Ontario, we're speaking in terms of the geographic region north of the French River. The geography's acceptable. It's the geometry that's off.

Yeah, or in simpler terms it's all f*****d up! :lol:

 

[earth_as_one]

I guess my Alzheimers is acting up today. I searched the first post in the thread and didn't find any mention of parts of Canada I want to avoid- must be buried somewhere between (below or above) the lines. :lol:...

Sorry it was Cannuck that said he was going to drive through the US in order to avoid Ontario.

 

[lone wolf]

...oh yeah, by the way.... Sarnia is a bit south of Portland, Oregon ;-)

 

[TenPenny]

Reminds me of the trivia question: what is directly south of Detroit?

 

[JLM]

Sorry it was Cannuck that said he was going to drive through the US in order to avoid Ontario.

Now THAT sounds possible! :lol:

 

[DaSleeper]

Reminds me of the trivia question: what is directly south of Detroit?

Windsor Ontario!

 

[JLM]

Reminds me of the trivia question: what is directly south of Detroit?

Yep, that has been a standard trick question for about 50 years that I know of. I think I heard somewhere too that Quebec City is south of Rome, but I'd want to check for sure.

 

[lone wolf]

Part of Ontario, Peele Island, is farther south than parts of California. I'm quite a bit south of 49 - but in what is considered Northern Ontario. Funny-shaped place, ain't it?

 

[karrie]

life is all about perspective. I currently live in Edmonton, and it's considered 'northern alberta', despite being central. When I lived up in High Level I found it highly aggrevating that Edmonton was referred to as 'northern', given that it was a 10+ hour drive south.

 

[lone wolf]

I have a friend who calls whenever there's a Leafs game on TV here he can't get on satellite on the Mackenzie Highway - if he's not at home "down south" in Grande Prairie

 

[bobnoorduyn]

Fewer and fewer people care about Ontario. I plan on going to the Maritimes in 2012 and will probably drive through the states just to avoid it.

My question would be; why? Not why would you drive through the states, but why would you be going to the maritimes, unless just to visit.

Personally, if I could avoid Saskatchewan and Manitoba altogether I\d be happy. What a boring drive.

If all you're doing is trying to make time that would be the best route, but, yes it is boring, except in winter.

JLM...As a former BCer I noticed that everything AB eastward is known as "back east".

Yeah, I made a comment about my brother who lives back east in Ontario, but I was in Sydney NS, I was looked at as if I had six heads, (sorry, that's a newfie expression). How ya's all gettin' on? It works better if you can do the accent. (It's hard to discern a Caper from a Newfie accent).