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42.509420, -72.698537
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We found 26 communities that are also named Conway.
Within Massachusetts, the name Conway is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 23 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lamar County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Conway [Lamar County].
Arkansas
Faulkner County
This Conway is located in Faulkner County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Conway.
Florida
Orange County
This Conway is located in Orange County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Conway.
Iowa
Taylor County
This Conway is located in Taylor County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<2> to the west of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Conway.
Kansas
Anderson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Conway [Anderson County].
Linn 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 Conway [Linn County].
McPherson County
This Conway is located in McPherson County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<2> to the west of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Conway.
Kentucky
Rockcastle County
This Conway is located in Rockcastle County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Conway.
Louisiana
Union Parish
This Conway is located in Union Parish and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Conway.
Michigan
Emmet County
This Conway is located in Emmet County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Conway.
Mississippi
Hinds County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Conway [Hinds County].
Leake County
This Conway is located in Leake County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Conway.
Missouri
Laclede County
This Conway is located in Laclede County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<2> to the west of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Conway.
Montana
Custer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Conway [Custer County].
New Hampshire
Carroll County
This Conway is located in Carroll County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the northeast of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Conway.
North Carolina
Northampton County
This Conway is located in Northampton County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Conway.
North Dakota
Walsh County
This Conway is located in Walsh County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Conway.
Nova Scotia
This Conway lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
Ohio
Harrison County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Conway.
Ontario
This Conway lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
Pennsylvania
Beaver County
This Conway is located in Beaver County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Conway.
Prince Edward Island
This Conway lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
South Carolina
Horry County
This Conway is located in Horry County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Conway.
Tennessee
Giles County
This Conway is located in Giles County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Conway.
Texas
Carson County
This Conway is located in Carson County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<2> to the west of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carson County community of Conway.
Washington
Skagit County
This Conway is located in Skagit County and lies 2,396 miles [3,856 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Conway that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Conway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conway ...
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.
Baptist Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Conway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conway and extending to:
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Conway to Boston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,153 miles [6,683.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Conway 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.
<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- Conway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Conway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Conway 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 Conway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5094, Longitude: -72.6985
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.941 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.682 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.238 degrees.