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We found nine communities that are also named Medora.
Within Kentucky, the name Medora is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Macoupin County
This Medora is located in Macoupin County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Medora that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Medora.
Indiana
Jackson County
This Medora is located in Jackson County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Medora that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Medora.
Iowa
Warren County
This Medora is located in Warren County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Medora that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Medora.
Kansas
Reno County
This Medora is located in Reno County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west of the Medora that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Medora.
Manitoba
This Medora lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Medora that is located in Jefferson County.
Missouri
Osage 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 Missouri community of Medora [Osage County].
North Carolina
Edgecombe 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 Medora [Edgecombe County].
North Dakota
Billings County
This Medora is located in Billings County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Medora that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Billings County community of Medora.
Ontario
This Medora lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Medora that is located in Jefferson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medora ...
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 Medora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Medora and extending to:
Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Medora to Louisville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Medora) 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 Medora 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Medora 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 Medora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0531, Longitude: -85.8700 In this case, the coordinates for Medora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.278 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.464 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.809 degrees.