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we pass this GPS location for Covington:
38.398104, -88.492272
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We found 28 communities that share the name Covington.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Covington.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Illinois ...
Washington County
This Covington is located in Washington County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Covington.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale 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 Alabama community of Covington [Lauderdale County].
Arkansas
Calhoun 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 Arkansas community of Covington [Calhoun County].
Florida
Taylor County
This Covington is located in Taylor County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Covington.
Georgia
Newton County
This Covington is located in Newton County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Covington.
Indiana
Fountain County
This Covington is located in Fountain County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Covington.
Iowa
Linn County
This Covington is located in Linn County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Covington.
Kansas
Riley 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 Kansas community of Covington [Riley County].
Saline 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 Kansas community of Covington [Saline County].
Smith 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 Kansas community of Covington [Smith County].
Kentucky
Kenton County
This Covington is located in Kenton County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Covington.
Louisiana
Saint Tammany Parish
This Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the south of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Covington.
Michigan
Baraga County
This Covington is located in Baraga County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the north of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Covington.
Missouri
Pemiscot County
This Covington is located in Pemiscot County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Covington.
Nebraska
Dakota 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 Nebraska community of Covington [Dakota County].
New York
Wyoming County
This Covington is located in Wyoming County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Covington.
North Carolina
Caswell County
This Covington is located in Caswell County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Covington.
Richmond County
This Covington is located in Richmond County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east southeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Covington.
Ohio
Miami County
This Covington is located in Miami County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Covington.
Oklahoma
Garfield County
This Covington is located in Garfield County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Covington.
Pennsylvania
Tioga County
This Covington is located in Tioga County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Covington.
South Carolina
Marlboro 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 South Carolina community of Covington [Marlboro County].
Tennessee
Tipton County
This Covington is located in Tipton County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Covington.
Texas
Hill County
This Covington is located in Hill County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Covington.
Virginia
Alleghany 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 Virginia community of Covington [Alleghany County].
Covington City
This Covington is located in Covington City and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the east of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Covington.
Goochland County
This Covington is located in Goochland County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Covington.
Washington
King County
This Covington is located in King County and lies 1,793 miles [2,885.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Covington that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Covington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Covington ...
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.
Crisp (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisp 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 Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Covington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Covington and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Covington to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Covington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Covington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3981, Longitude: -88.4923 In this case, the coordinates for Covington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Covington 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 Covington, 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 Covington 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 314.955 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.437 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.909 degrees.