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Communities Also Named Bates ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Bates.

Within Manitoba, the name Bates is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Bates is located in Scott County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Bates.
    • California
      • Fresno 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 California community of Bates [Fresno County].
    • Colorado
      • Pitkin 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 Colorado community of Bates [Pitkin County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Bates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bates.
    • Idaho
      • Teton County
      • This Bates is located in Teton County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Bates.
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Bates is located in Sangamon County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Bates.
    • Kansas
      • Pratt 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 Kansas community of Bates [Pratt County].
    • Kentucky
      • Mason County
      • This Bates is located in Mason County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Bates.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Bates is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Bates.
    • Maine
      • Oxford 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 Maine community of Bates [Oxford County].
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • This Bates is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Bates.
    • Montana
      • Ravalli County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Ravalli County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Bates.
    • New Mexico
      • Union County
      • This Bates is located in Union County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Bates.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Bates is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Bates.
      • Schoharie County
      • This Bates is located in Schoharie County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Bates.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Bates is located in Wood County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Bates.
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • This Bates is located in Grant County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Bates.
      • Linn 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 Oregon community of Bates [Linn County].
      • Umatilla 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 Oregon community of Bates [Umatilla County].
    • South Dakota
      • Hand 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 Dakota community of Bates [Hand County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Bates is located in Hickman County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Bates.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo 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 Texas community of Bates [Hidalgo County].
    • Washington
      • Klickitat County
      • This Bates is located in Klickitat County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Bates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bates ...

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.

  • Elm Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Homewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Jordan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Kane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Rosebank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Salterville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salterville
  • Starbuck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbuck came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <4>

How Far From Bates to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bates once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bates and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Bates to Winnipeg, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,065 miles [1,714 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 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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- Bates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5175, Longitude: -97.8095    
<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 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 Bates 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 Bates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Bates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.578 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.475 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.044 degrees.




 

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