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Communities Also Named Ryan ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Ryan.

Within British Columbia, the name Ryan is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eileen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
    • Eileen is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Grief have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
    • Good Grief is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Kingsgate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Lister
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lister came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
  • Meadow Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
    • Meadow Creek is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Rockyview
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockyview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyview

How Far From Ryan 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 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<6>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<7> 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ryan) to Point B.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    
<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 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 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<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 Ryan 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 335.777 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.638 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.498 degrees.




 

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