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we pass this GPS location for Aberdeen:
42.344542, -71.149498
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We found 40 communities that share the name Aberdeen.
Within Massachusetts, the name Aberdeen is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 27 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Aberdeen, we know of nine communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Cross County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Aberdeen [Cross County].
Monroe County
This Aberdeen is located in Monroe County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Aberdeen.
British Columbia
This Aberdeen lies 2,362 miles [3,801.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
California
Inyo County
This Aberdeen is located in Inyo County and lies 2,498 miles [4,020.1 km]<2> to the west of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Aberdeen.
Colorado
Gunnison County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Gunnison County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Aberdeen.
Florida
Jackson 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 Florida community of Aberdeen [Jackson County].
Palm Beach County
This Aberdeen is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Aberdeen.
Georgia
Colquitt 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 Aberdeen [Colquitt County].
Emanuel 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 Georgia community of Aberdeen [Emanuel County].
Fayette County
This Aberdeen is located in Fayette County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Aberdeen.
Idaho
Bingham County
This Aberdeen is located in Bingham County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Aberdeen.
Indiana
Ohio County
This Aberdeen is located in Ohio County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Aberdeen.
Porter County
This Aberdeen is located in Porter County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the west of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Aberdeen.
Kentucky
Butler County
This Aberdeen is located in Butler County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Aberdeen.
Maryland
Harford County
This Aberdeen is located in Harford County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Aberdeen.
Mississippi
Monroe County
This Aberdeen is located in Monroe County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Aberdeen.
Missouri
Pike 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 Missouri community of Aberdeen [Pike County].
Montana
Big Horn County
This Aberdeen is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Aberdeen.
North Carolina
Bertie County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Bertie County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Aberdeen.
Moore County
This Aberdeen is located in Moore County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Aberdeen.
Nova Scotia
This Aberdeen lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
Ohio
Brown County
This Aberdeen is located in Brown County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Aberdeen.
Ontario
This Aberdeen lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County
This Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Aberdeen.
Lancaster County
This Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Aberdeen.
Saskatchewan
This Aberdeen lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
South Dakota
Brown County
This Aberdeen is located in Brown County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Aberdeen.
Texas
Collingsworth County
This Aberdeen is located in Collingsworth County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<2> to the west of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collingsworth County community of Aberdeen.
Utah
Iron County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Iron County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Aberdeen.
Washington
Grays Harbor County
This Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,557 miles [4,115.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Aberdeen.
West Virginia
Lewis County
This Aberdeen is located in Lewis County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Aberdeen that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Aberdeen.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Distance: 8,562 miles [13,779.2 km]<2> to the north northeast
Australia
- New South Wales
Distance: 10,040 miles [16,157.8 km]<2> to the west
- Queensland
Distance: 9,956 miles [16,022.6 km] to the west
- Tasmania
Distance: 10,514 miles [16,920.6 km] to the west
Hong Kong
Distance: 7,956 miles [12,803.9 km]<2> to the north
Jamaica
Distance: 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<2> to the south southwest
Scotland
Distance: 3,095 miles [4,980.9 km]<2> to the northeast
Sierra Leone
Distance: 4,196 miles [6,752.8 km]<2> to the east southeast
South Africa
Distance: 7,922 miles [12,749.2 km]<2> to the east southeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aberdeen ...
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverview. 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 Aberdeen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aberdeen and extending to:
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Aberdeen to White House, with an average speed<6>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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Aberdeen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aberdeen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aberdeen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3445, Longitude: -71.1495 In this case, the coordinates for Aberdeen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Aberdeen 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>
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 Aberdeen 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 304.032 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.632 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.619 degrees.