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Communities Also Named Chisholm ...

We found nine communities that share the name Chisholm.

Within Alberta, the name Chisholm is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Chisholm is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Chisholm.
    • Iowa
      • Monroe 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 Iowa community of Chisholm [Monroe County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Chisholm [Sedgwick County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pike 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 Chisholm [Pike County].
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Chisholm is located in Franklin County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Chisholm.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Chisholm is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Chisholm.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler 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 Pennsylvania community of Chisholm [Butler County].
    • Texas
      • Rockwall County
      • This Chisholm is located in Rockwall County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockwall County community of Chisholm.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chisholm ...

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.

  • Fawcett
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Flatbush
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hondo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hondo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hondo
  • Island Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
  • Mirror Landing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Landing
  • Sunset Beach
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Whispering Hills
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
  • White Gull
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Gull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gull

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Chisholm to Edmonton, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 102 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chisholm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chisholm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.9102, Longitude: -114.1701    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Chisholm 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Chisholm 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 334.362 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.476 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.361 degrees.




 

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