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Communities Also Named Dewey ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Dewey.

Within British Columbia, the name Dewey is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Dewey is located in Cherokee County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Dewey.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Dewey is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Dewey.
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Dewey is located in Chicot County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Dewey.
      • White County
      • This Dewey is located in White County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Dewey.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Dewey [Hillsborough County].
    • Idaho
      • Owyhee County
      • This Dewey is located in Owyhee County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Dewey.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Dewey is located in Champaign County and lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Dewey.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • This Dewey is located in Vigo County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Dewey.
    • Iowa
      • Cass County
      • This Dewey is located in Cass County and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Dewey.
    • Kansas
      • Edwards County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Edwards County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Dewey.
    • Michigan
      • Alger 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 Michigan community of Dewey [Alger County].
      • Kent County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Kent County].
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Marquette County].
      • Shiawassee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Shiawassee County].
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Dewey.
      • Franklin 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 Missouri community of Dewey [Franklin County].
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dewey [Polk County].
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • This Dewey is located in Beaverhead County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Dewey.
      • Custer 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 Montana community of Dewey [Custer County].
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Dewey.
    • New York
      • 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 New York community of Dewey [Monroe County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dewey [Trumbull County].
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Dewey.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washington County
      • This Dewey is located in Washington County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dewey.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Dewey [Yamhill County].
    • South Dakota
      • Custer County
      • This Dewey is located in Custer County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Dewey.
    • Texas
      • Montague 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 Dewey [Montague County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder 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 Utah community of Dewey [Box Elder County].
      • Grand County
      • This Dewey is located in Grand County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Dewey.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford 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 Virginia community of Dewey [Bedford County].
      • Wise County
      • This Dewey is located in Wise County and lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Dewey.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Dewey is located in Skagit County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Dewey.
      • Whatcom County
      • This Dewey is located in Whatcom County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Dewey.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Dewey is located in Douglas County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Dewey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dewey ...

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.

  • Longworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longworth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
  • Penny
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penny came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny
  • Wolverine
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dewey to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 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 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Dewey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dewey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.0333, Longitude: -121.7167    
<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 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 Dewey 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>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 Dewey, 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 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 Dewey 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 340.549 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.402 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.676 degrees.




 

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