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we pass this GPS location for Flanders:
41.368987, -72.217579
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We found eleven communities that share the name Flanders.
There are two communities within Connecticut that are also named Flanders.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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 ...
Litchfield County
This Flanders is located in Litchfield County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flanders that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Flanders.
New Haven 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 Connecticut community of Flanders [New Haven County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Flanders is located in DeKalb County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flanders that is located in New London 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 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flanders that is located in New London 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flanders that is located in New London 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 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flanders that is located in New London 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 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flanders that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Flanders.
Ontario
This Flanders lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Flanders that is located in New London County.
Quebec
This Flanders lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north of the Flanders that is located in New London County.
Texas
Val Verde County
This community is historic<2> 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.
Crescent Beach (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). 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 306 miles [492.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3690, Longitude: -72.2176 In this case, the coordinates for Flanders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Flanders, 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 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 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>
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>
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.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.804 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.34 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.578 degrees.