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We found eighteen communities that are also named Addison.
Within Connecticut, the name Addison is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Winston County
This Addison is located in Winston County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Addison.
Illinois
DuPage County
This Addison is located in DuPage County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Addison.
Iowa
Humboldt 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 Iowa community of Addison [Humboldt County].
Kentucky
Breckinridge County
This Addison is located in Breckinridge County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Addison.
Maine
Washington County
This Addison is located in Washington County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Addison.
Michigan
Lenawee County
This Addison is located in Lenawee County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Addison.
Nebraska
Knox 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 Nebraska community of Addison [Knox County].
New York
Steuben County
This Addison is located in Steuben County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Addison.
North Dakota
Cass 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 North Dakota community of Addison [Cass County].
Ohio
Gallia County
This Addison is located in Gallia County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Addison.
Ontario
This Addison lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
This Addison is located in Somerset County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Addison.
Tennessee
McMinn County
This Addison is located in McMinn County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Addison.
Texas
Dallas County
This Addison is located in Dallas County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Addison.
Vermont
Addison County
This Addison is located in Addison County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Addison.
Virginia
Dinwiddie County
This Addison is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Addison.
West Virginia
Webster County
This Addison is located in Webster County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Addison.
Wisconsin
Washington County
This Addison is located in Washington County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Addison that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Addison.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Addison ...
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 include the distance from a community such as Addison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Addison and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies just to the northwest (NW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Addison to White House, 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 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Addison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Addison 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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Addison 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 Addison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7190, Longitude: -72.5772
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.973 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.587 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.568 degrees.