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We found 26 communities that are also named Atwood.
Within California, the name Atwood is unique.
Beyond California, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Atwood, Franklin County
This Atwood is located in Franklin County and lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km]<2> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Atwood.
Arkansas
Atwood, Howard County
This Atwood is located in Howard County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<2> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Atwood.
Colorado
Atwood, Logan County
This Atwood is located in Logan County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Atwood.
Georgia
Atwood, Sumter 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 Georgia community of Atwood [Sumter County].
Atwood, Ware 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 Georgia community of Atwood [Ware County].
Illinois
Atwood, Piatt County
This Atwood is located in Piatt County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Atwood.
Indiana
Atwood, Kosciusko County
This Atwood is located in Kosciusko County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Atwood.
Iowa
Atwood, Keokuk County
This Atwood is located in Keokuk County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Atwood.
Kansas
Atwood, Rawlins County
This Atwood is located in Rawlins County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Atwood.
Kentucky
Atwood, Kenton County
This Atwood is located in Kenton County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Atwood.
Michigan
Atwood, Antrim County
This Atwood is located in Antrim County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Atwood.
Atwood, Tuscola 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 Atwood [Tuscola County].
Minnesota
Atwood, Hennepin County
This Atwood is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Atwood.
Nevada
Atwood, Nye County
This community is historic<4> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Atwood [Nye County].
New York
Atwood, Ulster County
This Atwood is located in Ulster County and lies 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Atwood.
North Carolina
Atwood, Forsyth County
This Atwood is located in Forsyth County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Atwood.
Ohio
Atwood, Carroll County
This community is historic<4> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Atwood [Carroll County].
Oklahoma
Atwood, Hughes County
This Atwood is located in Hughes County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<2> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hughes County community of Atwood.
Ontario
This Atwood lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
Pennsylvania
Atwood, Armstrong County
This Atwood is located in Armstrong County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Atwood.
Tennessee
Atwood, Carroll County
This Atwood is located in Carroll County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Atwood.
Utah
Atwood, Salt Lake County
This Atwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Atwood.
Virginia
Atwood, Patrick County
This community is historic<4> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Atwood [Patrick County].
Washington
Atwood, Grant County
This Atwood is located in Grant County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<2> to the north of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Atwood.
West Virginia
Atwood, Tyler County
This Atwood is located in Tyler County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Atwood.
Wisconsin
Atwood, Clark County
This Atwood is located in Clark County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Atwood that is located in Orange County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Atwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atwood ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Atwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atwood and extending to:
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Atwood to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,569 miles [12,181.1 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 8,338 miles [13,418.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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- Atwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Atwood 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 county. 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.
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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 Atwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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 Atwood 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 Atwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8676, Longitude: -117.8259
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.867 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.677 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.387 degrees.