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Communities Also Named Altamont ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Altamont.

Within Manitoba, the name Altamont is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 24 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 23 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Altamont is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Altamont.
    • British Columbia
      • This Altamont lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the west.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Altamont is located in Alameda County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Altamont.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Altamont [Orange County].
    • Illinois
      • Effingham County
      • This Altamont is located in Effingham County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Altamont.
      • Madison County
      • This Altamont is located in Madison County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Altamont.
    • Indiana
      • Tippecanoe 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 Indiana community of Altamont [Tippecanoe County].
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • This Altamont is located in Labette County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Altamont.
    • Kentucky
      • Laurel 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 Kentucky community of Altamont [Laurel County].
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Altamont is located in Garrett County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Altamont.
    • Missouri
      • Daviess County
      • This Altamont is located in Daviess County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Altamont.
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Altamont.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Altamont is located in Albany County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Altamont.
      • Franklin County
      • This Altamont is located in Franklin County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Altamont.
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Altamont is located in Avery County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Altamont.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Altamont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Altamont.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Altamont is located in Klamath County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Altamont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Altamont is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Altamont.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville 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 Carolina community of Altamont [Greenville County].
    • South Dakota
      • Deuel County
      • This Altamont is located in Deuel County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Altamont.
    • Tennessee
      • Grundy County
      • This Altamont is located in Grundy County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Altamont.
    • Utah
      • Duchesne County
      • This Altamont is located in Duchesne County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Altamont.
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield 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 Wisconsin community of Altamont [Bayfield County].
    • Wyoming
      • Uinta County
      • This Altamont is located in Uinta County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Altamont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Altamont ...

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.

  • Deerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Graysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Meadows
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Nelson ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Rosebank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Roseisle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseisle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseisle
  • Swan Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Thornhill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

How Far From Altamont to ...

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 Altamont to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Altamont and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Altamont to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altamont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

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- Altamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3987, Longitude: -98.4966    
<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 Altamont 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 . 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>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 Altamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Altamont 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 322.095 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.044 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.49 degrees.




 

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