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Communities Also Named Lumberton ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Lumberton.

Within British Columbia, the name Lumberton is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lumberton [Washington County].
    • Florida
      • Pasco County
      • This Lumberton is located in Pasco County and lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Lumberton.
    • Michigan
      • Newaygo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lumberton [Newaygo County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lamar County
      • This Lumberton is located in Lamar County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Lumberton.
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lumberton [Marion County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Lumberton is located in Burlington County and lies 2,089 miles [3,361.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Lumberton.
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Lumberton.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Lumberton is located in Robeson County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Lumberton.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Lumberton is located in Clinton County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lumberton.
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This Lumberton is located in Hardin County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Lumberton.
    • Virginia
      • Sussex County
      • This Lumberton is located in Sussex County and lies 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lumberton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lumberton ...

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.

  • Bull River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull River
  • Fisherville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Goatfell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
  • Marysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockyview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockyview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyview
  • Ta Ta Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ta Ta Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ta Ta Creek

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lumberton to Victoria, with an average speed<5>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 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 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 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lumberton 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lumberton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lumberton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4167, Longitude: -115.8667    
<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>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.
<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 Lumberton 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 335.652 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.515 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.355 degrees.




 

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