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Communities Also Named Ryan ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Ryan.

Within British Columbia, the name Ryan is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of 23 communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these 23 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 22 communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Ryan is located in Shelby County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Ryan.
    • Arizona
      • Coconino 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 Arizona community of Ryan [Coconino County].
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Ryan is located in Lonoke County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Ryan.
    • California
      • Inyo 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 California community of Ryan [Inyo County].
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Ryan is located in Vermilion County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Ryan.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Ryan is located in Delaware County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Ryan.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan 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 Kansas community of Ryan [Doniphan County].
      • Ford 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 Kansas community of Ryan [Ford County].
      • Rush 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 Kansas community of Ryan [Rush County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fleming County
      • This Ryan is located in Fleming County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Ryan.
    • Michigan
      • Midland County
      • This Ryan is located in Midland County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Ryan.
    • Minnesota
      • Goodhue County
      • This Ryan is located in Goodhue County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goodhue County community of Ryan.
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Ryan.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson 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 North Carolina community of Ryan [Robeson County].
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Ryan is located in Lucas County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Ryan.
    • Oklahoma
      • Jefferson County
      • This Ryan is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ryan.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Ryan.
    • Texas
      • McLennan 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 Texas community of Ryan [McLennan County].
      • Presidio County
      • This Ryan is located in Presidio County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presidio County community of Ryan.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Ryan is located in Loudoun County and lies 2,009 miles [3,233.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Ryan.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Ryan is located in Stevens County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Ryan.
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Ryan is located in Roane County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Ryan.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee 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 Wisconsin community of Ryan [Kewaunee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryan ...

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.

  • Canyon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Eileen
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eileen is located in Boundary County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
  • Goatfell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
  • Good Grief
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Grief is located in Boundary County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
  • Kingsgate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lister
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
  • Meadow Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Creek is located in Boundary County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
  • Rockyview
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ryan to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 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 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ryan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ryan, 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 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 Ryan 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>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 Ryan 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 Ryan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1333, Longitude: -116.0333    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.777 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.638 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.498 degrees.