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Communities Also Named Hamlin ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Hamlin.

Within Alberta, the name Hamlin is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This Hamlin is located in Cross County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Hamlin.
    • Iowa
      • Audubon County
      • This Hamlin is located in Audubon County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Hamlin.
    • Kansas
      • Brown County
      • This Hamlin is located in Brown County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Hamlin.
    • Kentucky
      • Calloway County
      • This Hamlin is located in Calloway County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Hamlin.
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hamlin [Sabine Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Hamlin is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Hamlin.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson 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 Michigan community of Hamlin [Dickinson County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Hamlin is located in Tunica County and lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Hamlin.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Hamlin is located in Monroe County and lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hamlin.
    • North Dakota
      • Sargent County
      • This Hamlin is located in Sargent County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Hamlin.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Hamlin is located in Lebanon County and lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Hamlin.
      • McKean 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 Hamlin [McKean County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Hamlin is located in Wayne County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hamlin.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Hamlin lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • Texas
      • Jones County
      • This Hamlin is located in Jones County and lies 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Hamlin.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Hamlin is located in Russell County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Hamlin.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Hamlin is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hamlin.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau 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 Wisconsin community of Hamlin [Trempealeau County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamlin ...

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.

  • Goodfish Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfish Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfish Lake
  • Hairy Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Horseshoe Bay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bay
  • Owlseye
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owlseye came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owlseye
  • Saddle Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smoky Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hamlin to Edmonton, with an average speed<6>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 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 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hamlin. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.9667, Longitude: -111.9000    
<2>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 Hamlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Hamlin 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>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 Hamlin 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 332.528 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.329 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.009 degrees.









 

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