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Communities Also Named Acme ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Acme.

Within Alberta, the name Acme is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Acme [San Bernardino County].
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • This Acme is located in Jackson County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Acme.
    • Iowa
      • Howard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Acme [Howard County].
      • Polk 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 Iowa community of Acme [Polk County].
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • This Acme is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Acme.
      • Geary County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Geary County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geary County community of Acme.
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This Acme is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Acme.
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • This Acme is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Acme.
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Acme [Jasper County].
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Acme is located in Clay County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Acme.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Acme [Chaves County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • This Acme is located in Columbus County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Acme.
      • Gaston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Acme [Gaston County].
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Acme is located in Medina County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Acme.
    • Oklahoma
      • Grady County
      • This Acme is located in Grady County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Acme.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Acme is located in Lane County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Acme.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Acme [Washington County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Acme is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Acme.
    • Texas
      • Hardeman County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Acme [Hardeman County].
      • Val Verde County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Acme [Val Verde County].
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Acme is located in Whatcom County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Acme.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Acme is located in Kanawha County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Acme.
    • Wyoming
      • Sheridan County
      • This Acme is located in Sheridan County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Acme.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acme ...

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.

  • Carbon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Gayford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayford
  • Nightingale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nightingale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
  • Rockyford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockyford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyford
  • Rosebud
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <5>
  • Sunnyslope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Three Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Hills <5>
  • Twining
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twining. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Acme to Edmonton, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

The official website for Acme: www.acme.ca/

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Acme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Acme) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acme. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4979, Longitude: -113.5113    
<3>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 Acme 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Acme to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.806 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.567 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.519 degrees.




 

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