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Communities Also Named Delta ...

We found 33 communities that share the name Delta.

Within British Columbia, the name Delta is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 33 communities, three are located in Canada and 31 are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Delta is located in Clay County and lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Delta.
    • Arkansas
      • Nevada County
      • This Delta is located in Nevada County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Delta.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Delta is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Delta.
      • San Joaquin 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 California community of Delta [San Joaquin County].
      • Shasta County
      • This Delta is located in Shasta County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Delta.
    • Colorado
      • Delta County
      • This Delta is located in Delta County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Delta.
    • Florida
      • Palm Beach County
      • This Delta is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,735 miles [4,401.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Delta.
    • Georgia
      • Macon 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 Georgia community of Delta [Macon County].
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Delta is located in Shoshone County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Delta.
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • This Delta is located in Saline County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Delta.
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Delta is located in Keokuk County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Delta.
    • Kentucky
      • Wayne County
      • This Delta is located in Wayne County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Delta.
    • Louisiana
      • Madison Parish
      • This Delta is located in Madison Parish and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Delta.
    • Manitoba
      • This Delta lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton 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 Michigan community of Delta [Clinton County].
      • Eaton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Delta [Eaton County].
      • Schoolcraft County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Delta [Schoolcraft County].
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Delta is located in Coahoma County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Delta.
      • Panola County
      • This Delta is located in Panola County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Delta.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Delta.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Oneida County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Delta.
    • North Carolina
      • Stokes County
      • This Delta is located in Stokes County and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Delta.
    • North Dakota
      • Mountrail 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 North Dakota community of Delta [Mountrail County].
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This Delta is located in Fulton County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Delta.
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Delta [Hamilton County].
    • Ontario
      • This Delta lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Delta is located in York County and lies 2,350 miles [3,782 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Delta.
    • South Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Delta is located in Union County and lies 2,319 miles [3,732.1 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Delta.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Delta is located in Millard County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Delta.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Delta is located in Alexandria City and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Delta.
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Delta is located in Whatcom County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Delta.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton 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 West Virginia community of Delta [Braxton County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • This Delta is located in Bayfield County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Delta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delta ...

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.

  • Boundary Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Bay
  • Boundary Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Road
  • Crescent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Kelvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
  • Maple Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Maple Beach is located in Whatcom County (WA)
  • Metrotown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metrotown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metrotown
  • Ocean Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Panorama Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Ridge
  • Queens Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
  • Shops
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shops came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shops
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Strawberry Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
    • Sunset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunshine Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tucks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucks

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Delta to Victoria, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Delta: www.corp.delta.bc.ca/

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1078, Longitude: -122.9781    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Delta 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>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 Delta, 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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.
<7>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 Delta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.473 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.197 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.067 degrees.




 

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