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Communities Also Named Donald ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Donald.

Within British Columbia, the name Donald is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twelve communities, one is located in Canada and the other eleven communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Donald is located in Dallas County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Donald.
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • 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 Arkansas community of Donald [Franklin County].
    • Georgia
      • Long County
      • This Donald is located in Long County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Long County community of Donald.
    • Kansas
      • Washington 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 Kansas community of Donald [Washington County].
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw 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 Donald [Saginaw County].
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Donald is located in Jefferson County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Donald.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Donald.
    • Ontario
      • This Donald lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the east.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Donald is located in Marion County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Donald.
    • Washington
      • Yakima County
      • This Donald is located in Yakima County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Donald.
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Donald is located in Nicholas County and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Donald.
    • Wisconsin
      • Taylor County
      • This Donald is located in Taylor County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Donald.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donald ...

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.

  • Beavermouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavermouth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavermouth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavermouth <5>
  • Glacier
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier
  • Golden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Redgrave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redgrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgrave
  • Rogers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers Pass
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Pass
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers Pass <5>
  • Six (6) Mile Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six (6) Mile Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six (6) Mile Creek
  • Stoney Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Donald to Victoria, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,917 miles [3,085.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 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 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Donald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4928, Longitude: -117.1763    
<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 Donald, 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 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 Donald 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Donald 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 336.776 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.951 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.942 degrees.




 

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