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Communities Also Named Churchill ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Churchill.

Within Manitoba, the name Churchill is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 21 communities, five are located in Canada and nineteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion 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 Florida community of Churchill [Marion County].
    • Idaho
      • Cassia 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 Idaho community of Churchill [Cassia County].
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Churchill is located in Bureau County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Churchill.
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Churchill [Cook County].
    • Kansas
      • Ottawa 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 Churchill [Ottawa County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Churchill [Montgomery County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim 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 Michigan community of Churchill [Antrim County].
      • Cheboygan 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 Michigan community of Churchill [Cheboygan County].
      • Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Churchill [Muskegon County].
      • Ogemaw 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 Michigan community of Churchill [Ogemaw County].
    • Minnesota
      • Chippewa County
      • This Churchill is located in Chippewa County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Churchill.
      • Renville County
      • This Churchill is located in Renville County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Churchill.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Churchill is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Churchill.
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Churchill [Lyon County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Churchill is located in Trumbull County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Churchill.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Churchill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Churchill is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Churchill.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Churchill lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Churchill is located in Brazoria County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Churchill.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Churchill is located in Culpeper County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Churchill.
      • Fairfax County
      • This Churchill is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Churchill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Churchill ...

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.

  • Bylot
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bylot came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bylot
  • Goose Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek

How Far From Churchill 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 town such as Churchill to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Churchill to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Churchill: www.churchill.ca/

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

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 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 Churchill 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Churchill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Churchill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.7697, Longitude: -94.1691    
<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 Churchill, 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>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 Churchill 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 318.193 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.943 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.532 degrees.




 

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