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Communities Also Named Onward ...
We found four communities that are also named Onward.
Within British Columbia, the name Onward is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Cass County
- This Onward is located in Cass County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Onward.
- Mississippi
- Sharkey County
- This Onward is located in Sharkey County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of Onward.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery 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 North Carolina community of Onward [Montgomery County].
- Tennessee
- White 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 Tennessee community of Onward [White County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Onward ...
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.
- Big Lake Ranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Isnardy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isnardy
- Riske Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Soda Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sugarcane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Onward 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 Onward to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Onward and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Onward to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 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 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,392 miles [8,677.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Onward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Onward 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Onward to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Onward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.0667, Longitude: -122.0000 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.114 degrees. |
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