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We found eleven communities that are also named Flanders.
There are two communities within Connecticut that are also named Flanders.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Connecticut ...
New Haven County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Flanders [New Haven County].
New London County
This Flanders is located in New London County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Flanders.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Flanders is located in DeKalb County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Flanders.
Georgia
Emanuel 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 Flanders [Emanuel County].
Louisiana
Lafayette Parish
This Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Flanders.
Michigan
Alpena County
This Flanders is located in Alpena County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Flanders.
New Jersey
Morris County
This Flanders is located in Morris County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Flanders.
New York
Suffolk County
This Flanders is located in Suffolk County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Flanders.
Ontario
This Flanders lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
Quebec
This Flanders lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Flanders that is located in Litchfield County.
Texas
Val Verde County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Val Verde County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Flanders.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flanders ...
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 & 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 Flanders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flanders and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Flanders to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,214 miles [6,781.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Flanders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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 from Point A (ie- Flanders) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Flanders 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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Flanders 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 Flanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7407, Longitude: -73.4551 In this case, the coordinates for Flanders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.497 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.181 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.949 degrees.