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Communities Also Named Erin ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Erin.

Within Ontario, the name Erin is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Erin is located in Clay County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Erin.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant 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 Arkansas community of Erin [Grant County].
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether 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 Erin [Meriwether County].
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Erin is located in Will County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Erin.
    • Kansas
      • Washington 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 Kansas community of Erin [Washington County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay 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 Kentucky community of Erin [Clay County].
    • Minnesota
      • Rice 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 Minnesota community of Erin [Rice County].
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Erin is located in Chemung County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Erin.
    • Tennessee
      • Houston County
      • This Erin is located in Houston County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Erin.
    • Texas
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Erin [Harris County].
      • Jasper County
      • This Erin is located in Jasper County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Erin.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Erin is located in McDowell County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Erin.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix 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 Wisconsin community of Erin [Saint Croix County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Erin ...

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.

  • Brimstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
  • Brisbane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
  • Cataract
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
  • Cedar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ferndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Forks of the Credit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the Credit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the Credit
  • Marsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsville
  • Mimosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa
  • Prices Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Reading
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Rockside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockside
  • Silver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Terra Cotta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Erin to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Erin: www.town.erin.on.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Erin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7758, Longitude: -80.0692    
<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 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 Erin 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>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 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.
<5>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 Erin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.416 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.924 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.177 degrees.




 

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