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Communities Also Named Potter ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Potter.

Within British Columbia, the name Potter is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, one is located in Canada and the other sixteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Potter is located in Dallas County and lies 2,158 miles [3,473 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Potter.
    • Alaska
      • 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 Alaska community of Potter.
    • Arkansas
      • Polk County
      • This Potter is located in Polk County and lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Potter.
    • California
      • Modoc 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 California community of Potter [Modoc County].
    • Georgia
      • Echols County
      • This Potter is located in Echols County and lies 2,414 miles [3,885 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Echols County community of Potter.
    • Iowa
      • Tama County
      • This Potter is located in Tama County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Potter.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • This Potter is located in Atchison County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Potter.
    • Nebraska
      • Cheyenne County
      • This Potter is located in Cheyenne County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheyenne County community of Potter.
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • This Potter is located in Yates County and lies 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Potter.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Potter.
      • Fayette County
      • This community is historic and although located in Fayette County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Potter.
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Potter.
    • Oklahoma
      • Ottawa County
      • This Potter is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Potter.
    • Ontario
      • This Potter lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the east.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Potter is located in Linn County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Potter.
    • South Dakota
      • Potter 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 South Dakota community of Potter [Potter County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Potter is located in Calumet County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Potter.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potter ...

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.

  • Buffalo Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Flying U
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying U came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying U
  • Forest Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <5>
  • Graham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Green Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Lone Butte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Butte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Butte
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Butte <5>
  • Roe Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Lake
  • Seventy (70) Mile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventy (70) Mile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy (70) Mile
  • Seventy (70) Mile House
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Potter 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 14 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 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 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 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.5167, Longitude: -121.1833    
<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 Potter 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>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 Potter, 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 Potter 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 340.063 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.707 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.624 degrees.




 

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