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Communities Also Named Frederick ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Frederick.

Within British Columbia, the name Frederick is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Frederick is located in Weld County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Frederick.
    • Florida
      • Martin 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 Frederick [Martin County].
    • Illinois
      • Schuyler County
      • This Frederick is located in Schuyler County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Frederick.
    • Kansas
      • Lyon 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 Kansas community of Frederick [Lyon County].
      • Rice County
      • This Frederick is located in Rice County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Frederick.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Frederick is located in Frederick County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Frederick.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Frederick.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Frederick.
    • Ohio
      • Knox 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 Ohio community of Frederick [Knox County].
      • Mahoning 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 Ohio community of Frederick [Mahoning County].
      • Miami County
      • This Frederick is located in Miami County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Frederick.
      • Scioto County
      • This Frederick is located in Scioto County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Frederick.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tillman County
      • This Frederick is located in Tillman County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Frederick.
    • Ontario
      • This Frederick lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Frederick is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,258 miles [3,633.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Frederick.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Frederick is located in Brown County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Frederick.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Frederick [Fayette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frederick ...

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.

  • Bestwick
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestwick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestwick
  • Black Pines
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackloam ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackloam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackloam
  • Copper Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
  • Juniper Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kissick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick
  • Stump Lake
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Lake

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Frederick to Victoria, 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,071 miles [3,333 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 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 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,436 miles [8,748.4 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 '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- Frederick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frederick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.7500, Longitude: -120.6333    
<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 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 Frederick 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 Frederick, 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 Frederick 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 339.589 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.12 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.34 degrees.




 

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