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Communities Also Named Palmer ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Palmer.

Within British Columbia, the name Palmer is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 36 communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson 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 Palmer [Jefferson County].
    • Alaska
      • This Palmer lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Monroe County
      • This Palmer is located in Monroe County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Palmer.
    • California
      • Santa Barbara 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 California community of Palmer [Santa Barbara County].
    • Florida
      • Alachua 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 Florida community of Palmer [Alachua County].
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Palmer is located in Christian County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Palmer.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Palmer is located in Lake County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Palmer.
      • Saint Joseph 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 Indiana community of Palmer [Saint Joseph County].
    • Iowa
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Palmer is located in Pocahontas County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Palmer.
    • Kansas
      • Ellis 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 Kansas community of Palmer [Ellis County].
      • Washington County
      • This Palmer is located in Washington County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Palmer.
    • Kentucky
      • Estill County
      • This Palmer is located in Estill County and lies 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Palmer.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll 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 Maryland community of Palmer [Carroll County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Palmer is located in Hampden County and lies 2,472 miles [3,978.3 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Palmer.
    • Michigan
      • Baraga 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 Palmer [Baraga County].
      • Marquette County
      • This Palmer is located in Marquette County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Palmer.
    • Minnesota
      • Waseca County
      • This Palmer is located in Waseca County and lies 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waseca County community of Palmer.
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest 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 Palmer [Forrest County].
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Palmer is located in Washington County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Palmer.
    • Nebraska
      • Merrick County
      • This Palmer is located in Merrick County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Palmer.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Palmer is located in Saratoga County and lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Palmer.
    • Ontario
      • This Palmer lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<2> to the east.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Multnomah County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Palmer.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Palmer is located in Crawford County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Palmer.
      • Fayette County
      • This Palmer is located in Fayette County and lies 2,202 miles [3,543.8 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Palmer.
      • Warren 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 Pennsylvania community of Palmer [Warren County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Palmer lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • South Dakota
      • Deuel 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 South Dakota community of Palmer [Deuel County].
    • Tennessee
      • Grundy County
      • This Palmer is located in Grundy County and lies 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Palmer.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Palmer is located in Cameron County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Palmer.
      • Ellis County
      • This Palmer is located in Ellis County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Palmer.
    • Virginia
      • Lancaster County
      • This Palmer is located in Lancaster County and lies 2,448 miles [3,939.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Palmer.
      • Salem City
      • This Palmer is located in Salem City and lies 2,292 miles [3,688.6 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Palmer.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Palmer is located in King County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Palmer.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This Palmer is located in Braxton County and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Palmer.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • This Palmer is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Palmer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmer ...

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

How Far From Palmer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Palmer to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,223 miles [3,577.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Palmer to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 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 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Palmer 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4667, Longitude: -123.4500    
<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 Palmer, 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 Palmer 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 341.839 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.589 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.433 degrees.




 

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