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Communities Also Named Langford ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Langford.

Within British Columbia, the name Langford 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 ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Langford is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Langford.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder 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 Langford [Boulder County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rockcastle 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 Kentucky community of Langford [Rockcastle County].
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Langford is located in Kent County and lies 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Langford.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Langford is located in Rankin County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Langford.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Langford is located in Erie County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Langford.
    • Ontario
      • This Langford lies 2,089 miles [3,361.9 km]<1> to the east.
    • South Dakota
      • Marshall County
      • This Langford is located in Marshall County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Langford.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Langford is located in Salt Lake County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Langford.
      • Weber County
      • This Langford is located in Weber County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Langford.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Langford is located in Albemarle County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Langford.
      • Hanover 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 Langford [Hanover County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langford ...

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.

  • Beaver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
  • Glen Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
  • Goldstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstream
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • James Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Bay
  • Marigold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marigold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
  • Millstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstream
  • Royal Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Strawberry Vale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Vale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Vale
  • View Royal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <4>

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the east (E).
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Langford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 127 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 87 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 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 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langford. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Langford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4474, Longitude: -123.4957    
<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 Langford 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Langford 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 341.877 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.632 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.465 degrees.




 

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