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we pass this GPS location for Collinsville:
42.682746, -71.354494
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Collinsville.
Within Massachusetts, the name Collinsville is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
California
Solano County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Collinsville [Solano County].
Connecticut
Hartford County
This Collinsville is located in Hartford County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Collinsville.
Georgia
DeKalb County
This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
Illinois
Madison County
This Collinsville is located in Madison County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Collinsville.
Kansas
Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Collinsville [Cherokee County].
Mississippi
Lauderdale County
This Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Collinsville.
New Jersey
Morris 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 New Jersey community of Collinsville [Morris County].
New Mexico
Quay County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Collinsville.
New York
Lewis County
This Collinsville is located in Lewis County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Collinsville.
North Carolina
Polk County
This Collinsville is located in Polk County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Collinsville.
Ohio
Butler County
This Collinsville is located in Butler County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Collinsville.
Oklahoma
Rogers County
This Collinsville is located in Rogers County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<1> to the west of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rogers County community of Collinsville.
Pennsylvania
York County
This Collinsville is located in York County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Collinsville.
Texas
Grayson County
This Collinsville is located in Grayson County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Collinsville.
Virginia
Frederick County
This Collinsville is located in Frederick County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Collinsville.
Henry County
This Collinsville is located in Henry County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Collinsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collinsville ...
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.
Centralville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Collinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collinsville and extending to:
Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Collinsville to Cambridge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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- Collinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6827, Longitude: -71.3545 In this case, the coordinates for Collinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Collinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Collinsville 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>
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.
<6>
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 Collinsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.104 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.77 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.539 degrees.