We found thirteen communities that are also named Babcock.
Within Manitoba, the name Babcock is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Chaffee County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Chaffee County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Babcock.
Georgia
Miller County
This Babcock is located in Miller County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Babcock.
Illinois
Peoria 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 Illinois community of Babcock [Peoria County].
Rock Island County
This Babcock is located in Rock Island County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Babcock.
Indiana
Porter County
This Babcock is located in Porter County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Babcock.
Iowa
Bremer 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 Iowa community of Babcock [Bremer 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 Iowa community of Babcock [Linn County].
Michigan
Calhoun County
This Babcock is located in Calhoun County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Babcock.
North Dakota
Sargent 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 North Dakota community of Babcock [Sargent County].
Pennsylvania
McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Babcock [McKean County].
Washington
Walla Walla County
This Babcock is located in Walla Walla County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Babcock.
West Virginia
Fayette County
This Babcock is located in Fayette County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Babcock.
Wisconsin
Wood County
This Babcock is located in Wood County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Babcock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babcock ...
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 & 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 Babcock to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babcock and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Babcock to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 1,093 miles [1,759 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Babcock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Babcock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Babcock 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.
<4>
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<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 Babcock 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 Babcock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4683, Longitude: -98.4500
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.059 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.013 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.443 degrees.