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Communities Also Named Comer ...
We found seven communities that are also named Comer.
Within British Columbia, the name Comer is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Comer is located in Barbour County and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Comer.
- Lauderdale County
- This Comer is located in Lauderdale County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Comer.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Comer is located in Weld County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Comer.
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Comer is located in Madison County and lies 2,292 miles [3,688.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Comer.
- Illinois
- Macoupin County
- This Comer is located in Macoupin County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Comer.
- Kentucky
- McLean County
- This Comer is located in McLean County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Comer.
- Texas
- Cherokee 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 Texas community of Comer [Cherokee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comer ...
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.
- Hawks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Isnardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isnardy
- Onward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Riske Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springhouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sugarcane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Comer 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 Comer to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Comer and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Comer to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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- Comer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Comer 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Comer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Comer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1667, Longitude: -122.2167 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.25 degrees. |
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