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Communities Also Named Langdon ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Langdon.

Within Alberta, the name Langdon 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 ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee 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 Alabama community of Langdon [Cherokee County].
    • Georgia
      • Meriwether County
      • This Langdon is located in Meriwether County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Langdon.
    • Indiana
      • Jackson 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 Indiana community of Langdon [Jackson County].
    • Iowa
      • Clay County
      • This Langdon is located in Clay County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Langdon.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Langdon is located in Crawford County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Langdon.
      • Reno County
      • This Langdon is located in Reno County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Langdon.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • This Langdon is located in Washington County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Langdon.
    • Missouri
      • Atchison 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 Missouri community of Langdon [Atchison County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Langdon is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Langdon.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Langdon is located in Broome County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Langdon.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham 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 Langdon [Rockingham County].
    • North Dakota
      • Cavalier County
      • This Langdon is located in Cavalier County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Langdon.
    • Ontario
      • This Langdon lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<2> to the east.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Langdon is located in Douglas County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Langdon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Langdon is located in Erie County and lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Langdon.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Langdon is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Langdon.
      • Lycoming County
      • This Langdon is located in Lycoming County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Langdon.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Langdon is located in Walla Walla County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Langdon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langdon ...

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.

  • Coral Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Run
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Forest Lawn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • Haysboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysboro
  • Highwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Janet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janet
  • Nightingale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Sunnyside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Vista Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Langdon to Edmonton, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 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 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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 Langdon, 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- Langdon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.9780, Longitude: -113.6721    
<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 Langdon 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 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 Langdon 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 333.926 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.66 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.707 degrees.




 

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