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we pass this GPS location for Easton:
41.252866, -73.297446
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We found 36 communities that share the name Easton.
Within Connecticut, the name Easton is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Easton, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This Easton is located in Colbert County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Easton.
Tallapoosa County
This Easton is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Easton.
California
Fresno County
This Easton is located in Fresno County and lies 2,487 miles [4,002.4 km]<1> to the west of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Easton.
Colorado
El Paso 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 Colorado community of Easton [El Paso County].
Georgia
Fulton 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 Georgia community of Easton [Fulton County].
Illinois
Mason County
This Easton is located in Mason County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Easton.
Indiana
Benton 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 Indiana community of Easton [Benton County].
Kansas
Leavenworth County
This Easton is located in Leavenworth County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the west of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Easton.
Kentucky
Hancock County
This Easton is located in Hancock County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Easton.
Louisiana
Evangeline Parish
This Easton is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Easton.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Easton is located in Aroostook County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Easton.
Maryland
Talbot County
This Easton is located in Talbot County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Easton.
Massachusetts
Bristol County
This Easton is located in Bristol County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Easton.
Michigan
Charlevoix 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 Michigan community of Easton [Charlevoix County].
Shiawassee County
This Easton is located in Shiawassee County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Easton.
Minnesota
Faribault County
This Easton is located in Faribault County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Easton.
Missouri
Buchanan County
This Easton is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the west of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Easton.
Nevada
Washoe County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Easton.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Easton is located in Grafton County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Easton.
New York
Washington County
This Easton is located in Washington County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Easton.
Nova Scotia
This Easton lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
Ohio
Guernsey County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Easton [Guernsey County].
Wayne County
This Easton is located in Wayne County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Easton.
Pennsylvania
Clarion County
This Easton is located in Clarion County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Easton.
Northampton County
This Easton is located in Northampton County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Easton.
Wyoming 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 Pennsylvania community of Easton [Wyoming County].
Tennessee
Davidson 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 Tennessee community of Easton [Davidson County].
Gibson 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 Tennessee community of Easton [Gibson County].
Texas
Gregg County
This Easton is located in Gregg County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Easton.
Washington
Kittitas County
This Easton is located in Kittitas County and lies 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Easton.
West Virginia
Marshall 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 West Virginia community of Easton [Marshall County].
Monongalia County
This Easton is located in Monongalia County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Easton.
Wisconsin
Adams County
This Easton is located in Adams County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Easton that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Easton.
Communities Beyond North America ...
England
- Huntingdonshire
Distance: 3,381 miles [5,441.2 km]<1> to the northeast
- Suffolk Coastal
Distance: 3,451 miles [5,553.8 km] to the northeast
Ireland
Distance: 3,113 miles [5,009.9 km]<1> to the northeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Easton ...
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.
Boston (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Easton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Easton and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Easton to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Easton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Easton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2529, Longitude: -73.2974
<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 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 Easton 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>
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 Easton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Easton 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 305.461 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.061 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.107 degrees.