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Communities Also Named Roy ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Roy.

Within British Columbia, the name Roy is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 24 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 23 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Roy is located in Mississippi County and lies 2,032 miles [3,270.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Roy.
      • Pike County
      • This Roy is located in Pike County and lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Roy.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Roy is located in Weld County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Roy.
    • Florida
      • Flagler County
      • This Roy is located in Flagler County and lies 2,682 miles [4,316.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Roy.
      • Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Roy [Saint Johns County].
    • Georgia
      • Bibb 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 Georgia community of Roy [Bibb County].
      • Gilmer County
      • This Roy is located in Gilmer County and lies 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Roy.
    • Idaho
      • Power County
      • This Roy is located in Power County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Power County community of Roy.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner 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 Kansas community of Roy [Sumner County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Roy is located in Bienville Parish and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Roy.
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Roy [Natchitoches Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Alcona 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 Michigan community of Roy [Alcona County].
    • Mississippi
      • Clarke County
      • This Roy is located in Clarke County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Roy.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Roy is located in Douglas County and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Roy.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Roy is located in Fergus County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Roy.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Roy lies 2,717 miles [4,372.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Mexico
      • Harding County
      • This Roy is located in Harding County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Roy.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Roy is located in Washington County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Roy.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler 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 Pennsylvania community of Roy [Butler County].
      • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Roy [York County].
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • This Roy is located in Madison County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Roy.
    • Texas
      • Castro County
      • This Roy is located in Castro County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Castro County community of Roy.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Roy is located in Weber County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Roy.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Roy is located in Pierce County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Roy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roy ...

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 Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Bold Point
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bold Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Point
  • Elk Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Bay
  • George River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George River
  • Granite Bay
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bay
  • Knight Inlet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knight Inlet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Inlet
  • Rock Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bay
  • Shoal Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bay

How Far From Roy to ...

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Roy to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,286 miles [3,679 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 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 7,381 miles [11,878.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Roy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5167, Longitude: -125.5333    
<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 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 Roy 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>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>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 Roy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 343.648 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 345.764 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.67 degrees.




 

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