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Communities Also Named Phoenix ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Phoenix.

Within British Columbia, the name Phoenix is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Phoenix is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Phoenix.
    • Colorado
      • Gilpin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Phoenix [Gilpin County].
    • Georgia
      • Putnam County
      • This Phoenix is located in Putnam County and lies 2,103 miles [3,384.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Phoenix.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Phoenix is located in Cook County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Phoenix.
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Phoenix is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Phoenix.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Phoenix [Allegany County].
      • Baltimore County
      • This Phoenix is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Phoenix.
    • Michigan
      • Keweenaw County
      • This Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Phoenix.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Phoenix [Jefferson County].
      • Yazoo County
      • This Phoenix is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Phoenix.
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Phoenix.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Phoenix is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Phoenix.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Phoenix is located in Oswego County and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Phoenix.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Phoenix is located in Brunswick County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Phoenix.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Ashtabula County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Phoenix.
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Phoenix [Ottawa County].
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Phoenix is located in Jackson County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Phoenix.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Phoenix [Armstrong County].
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Phoenix [Abbeville County].
      • Greenwood County
      • This Phoenix is located in Greenwood County and lies 2,121 miles [3,413.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Phoenix.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Phoenix is located in Bexar County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Phoenix.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phoenix ...

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.

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Phoenix to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 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 7,381 miles [11,878.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 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>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- Phoenix) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phoenix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0987, Longitude: -118.5901    
<2>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 Phoenix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Phoenix 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.
<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 Phoenix 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 337.856 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.029 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.167 degrees.




 

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