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39.890041, -86.212212
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We found 29 communities that are also named Augusta.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Augusta.
Beyond Indiana, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Indiana ...
Pike County
This Augusta is located in Pike County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Augusta.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Woodruff County
This Augusta is located in Woodruff County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Augusta.
Colorado
Custer 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 Augusta [Custer County].
Georgia
Richmond County
This Augusta is located in Richmond County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Augusta.
Illinois
Hancock County
This Augusta is located in Hancock County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Augusta.
Iowa
Des Moines County
This Augusta is located in Des Moines County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Augusta.
Kansas
Butler County
This Augusta is located in Butler County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Augusta.
Kentucky
Bracken County
This Augusta is located in Bracken County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Augusta.
Louisiana
Iberville Parish
This Augusta is located in Iberville Parish and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Augusta.
Plaquemines Parish
This Augusta is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the south southwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Augusta.
Saint Landry Parish
This Augusta is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the south southwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Augusta.
Maine
Kennebec County
This Augusta is located in Kennebec County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Augusta.
Maryland
Washington County
This Augusta is located in Washington County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the east of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Augusta.
Michigan
Kalamazoo County
This Augusta is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Augusta.
Minnesota
Carver County
This Augusta is located in Carver County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Augusta.
Mississippi
Perry 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 Mississippi community of Augusta [Perry County].
Missouri
Saint Charles County
This Augusta is located in Saint Charles County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Augusta.
Montana
Lewis and Clark County
This Augusta is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Augusta.
New Jersey
Sussex County
This Augusta is located in Sussex County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Augusta.
New York
Oneida County
This Augusta is located in Oneida County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Augusta.
North Carolina
Davie 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 North Carolina community of Augusta [Davie County].
Ohio
Carroll County
This Augusta is located in Carroll County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Augusta.
Oklahoma
Alfalfa 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 Oklahoma community of Augusta [Alfalfa County].
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Augusta.
South Dakota
Sully 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 Dakota community of Augusta [Sully County].
Texas
Houston County
This Augusta is located in Houston County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Augusta.
West Virginia
Hampshire County
This Augusta is located in Hampshire County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Augusta.
Mercer 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 Augusta [Mercer County].
Wisconsin
Eau Claire County
This Augusta is located in Eau Claire County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Augusta that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Augusta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Augusta ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Augusta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Augusta and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Augusta to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Augusta) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Augusta 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 Augusta 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 Augusta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8900, Longitude: -86.2122 In this case, the coordinates for Augusta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.512 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.993 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.456 degrees.