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Communities Also Named Wright ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Wright.

Within British Columbia, the name Wright is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 34 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 33 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Wright is located in Lauderdale County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Wright.
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Wright is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wright.
      • Pike 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 Arkansas community of Wright [Pike County].
    • Florida
      • Okaloosa County
      • This Wright is located in Okaloosa County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Wright.
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Wright [Kootenai County].
    • Illinois
      • Coles 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 Illinois community of Wright [Coles County].
    • Indiana
      • Greene 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 Indiana community of Wright [Greene County].
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Wright is located in Mahaska County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Wright.
    • Kansas
      • Ford County
      • This Wright is located in Ford County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Wright.
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher 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 Kentucky community of Wright [Letcher County].
      • Muhlenberg 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 Kentucky community of Wright [Muhlenberg County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vermilion Parish
      • This Wright is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Wright.
    • Michigan
      • Gratiot 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 Michigan community of Wright [Gratiot County].
      • Ottawa County
      • This Wright is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Wright.
    • Minnesota
      • Carlton County
      • This Wright is located in Carlton County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Wright.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Wright is located in Bolivar County and lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Wright.
    • New Mexico
      • Otero County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Otero County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Wright.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This Wright is located in Washington County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wright.
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey 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 Dakota community of Wright [Dickey County].
    • Ohio
      • Greene 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 Wright [Greene County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Lincoln 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 Oklahoma community of Wright [Lincoln County].
    • Oregon
      • Jackson 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 Oregon community of Wright [Jackson County].
    • Quebec
      • This Wright lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the east.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg 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 Wright [Spartanburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lake County
      • This Wright is located in Lake County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wright.
      • Tipton 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 Tennessee community of Wright [Tipton County].
    • Texas
      • Hale County
      • This Wright is located in Hale County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Wright.
      • Parker County
      • This Wright is located in Parker County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Wright.
      • Swisher 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 Wright [Swisher County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Wright is located in Salt Lake County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wright.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • 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 Virginia community of Wright [Norfolk City].
      • Roanoke County
      • This Wright is located in Roanoke County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Wright.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Wright is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Wright.
    • Wyoming
      • Campbell County
      • This Wright is located in Campbell County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Wright.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wright ...

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
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Forest Grove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Isnardy
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isnardy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isnardy
  • Onward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
  • Springhouse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhouse
  • Sugarcane
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcane came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcane
  • Williams Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams Lake <5>

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wright 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 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 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 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wright. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.8667, Longitude: -121.6667    
<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 Wright, 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 Wright 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 Wright 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 340.471 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.192 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.911 degrees.




 

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