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Communities Also Named Billings ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Billings.

Within British Columbia, the name Billings is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, .

In addition to the above occurrences of Billings, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Billings [Apache County].
    • Michigan
      • Gladwin County
      • This Billings is located in Gladwin County and lies 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Billings.
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Billings is located in Christian County and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Billings.
    • Montana
      • Yellowstone County
      • This Billings is located in Yellowstone County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Billings.
    • New Mexico
      • Socorro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Billings [Socorro County].
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Billings is located in Dutchess County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Billings.
    • Ohio
      • Noble County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Noble County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Billings.
    • Oklahoma
      • Noble County
      • This Billings is located in Noble County and lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Billings.
    • Ontario
      • This Billings lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<2> to the east.
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Billings is located in Roane County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Billings.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Germany
      • Distance: 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km]<2> to the north northeast
    • Russia
      • Distance: 2,542 miles [4,091 km]<2> to the north northwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Billings ...

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.

  • Almond Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond Gardens
  • Cascade
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Frontier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
    • Frontier is located in Stevens County (WA)
  • Goldstake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldstake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstake
    • Goldstake is located in Ferry County (WA)
  • Grand Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Forks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Forks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Forks <5>
  • Little Dalles ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dalles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dalles
    • Little Dalles is located in Stevens County (WA)
  • Marble
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Stevens County (WA)
  • Nursery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nursery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
  • Silica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
  • Velvet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velvet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet
    • Velvet is located in Stevens County (WA)

How Far From Billings to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Billings to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Billings to Victoria, with an average speed<7>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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 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 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Billings 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Billings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Billings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0167, Longitude: -118.2333    
<3>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 Billings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Billings 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 337.562 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.684 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.943 degrees.




 

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