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Communities Also Named Laketon ...

We found nine communities that share the name Laketon.

Within British Columbia, the name Laketon is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Wabash County
      • This Laketon is located in Wabash County and lies 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Laketon.
    • Kentucky
      • Carlisle County
      • This Laketon is located in Carlisle County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Laketon.
    • Michigan
      • Luce County
      • This Laketon is located in Luce County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of Laketon.
    • Nebraska
      • Dakota 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 Laketon [Dakota County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Laketon lies 2,714 miles [4,367.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Laketon is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,587 miles [4,163.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Laketon.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken 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 South Carolina community of Laketon [Aiken County].
    • South Dakota
      • Brookings 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 South Dakota community of Laketon [Brookings County].
    • Texas
      • Gray County
      • This Laketon is located in Gray County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Laketon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laketon ...

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.

In the vicinity of Laketon, Porter Landing is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Laketon once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Laketon and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Laketon to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 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 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laketon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laketon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.7000, Longitude: -130.1000    
<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 Laketon 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 Laketon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Laketon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 347.569 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 350.499 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 332.021 degrees.




 

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