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30.443849, -81.807604
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We found seven communities that are also named Plummer.
Within Florida, the name Plummer is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Benewah County
This Plummer is located in Benewah County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plummer that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Plummer.
Indiana
Greene County
This Plummer is located in Greene County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plummer that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Plummer.
Minnesota
Red Lake County
This Plummer is located in Red Lake County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plummer that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Lake County community of Plummer.
Missouri
Cole County
This Plummer is located in Cole County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plummer that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Plummer.
Ontario
This Plummer lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the north of the Plummer that is located in Duval County.
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
This Plummer is located in Fayette County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north of the Plummer that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Plummer.
Wisconsin
Ashland 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 Wisconsin community of Plummer [Ashland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plummer ...
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 Plummer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plummer and extending to:
Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plummer to Jacksonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Plummer) 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 Plummer 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 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.
<4>
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 Plummer 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 Plummer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4438, Longitude: -81.8076 In this case, the coordinates for Plummer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.639 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.353 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees.