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Communities Also Named Galena ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Galena.
Within British Columbia, the name Galena is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Galena lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Galena is located in Cochise County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Galena.
- Arkansas
- Howard County
- This Galena is located in Howard County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Galena.
- Colorado
- 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 Colorado community of Galena [Custer County].
- Fremont County
- This Galena is located in Fremont County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Galena.
- Idaho
- Blaine County
- This Galena is located in Blaine County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Galena.
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- This Galena is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Galena.
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- This Galena is located in Floyd County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Galena.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- This Galena is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Galena.
- Maryland
- Kent County
- This Galena is located in Kent County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Galena.
- Mississippi
- Marshall County
- This Galena is located in Marshall County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Galena.
- Missouri
- Stone County
- This Galena is located in Stone County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Galena.
- Nebraska
- Hayes 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 Nebraska community of Galena [Hayes County].
- Nevada
- Lander 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 Nevada community of Galena [Lander County].
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Galena.
- Washoe 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 Nevada community of Galena [Washoe County].
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Galena.
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Galena is located in Chenango County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Galena.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Galena is located in Delaware County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Galena.
- Oregon
- Grant County
- This Galena is located in Grant County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Galena.
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- This Galena is located in Lawrence County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Galena.
- Texas
- Smith County
- Although located in Smith County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Galena.
- Virginia
- Augusta 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 Galena [Augusta County].
- Wythe County
- This Galena is located in Wythe County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Galena.
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Galena is located in Snohomish County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Galena.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galena ...
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.
- Dry Gulch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Gulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gulch
- Edgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Ottertail
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
- Parson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Radium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Galena 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 Galena to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galena and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Galena to Victoria, with an average speed<6>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 21 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 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galena. 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 '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- Galena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.9000, Longitude: -116.3667 |
| <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 Galena 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 Galena, 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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Galena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.103 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.14 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.487 degrees. |
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