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Communities Also Named Cromer ...

We found three communities that share the name Cromer.

Within Manitoba, the name Cromer is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Cromer.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin 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 Pennsylvania community of Cromer [Franklin County].
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry 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 Cromer [Newberry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cromer ...

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.

  • Antler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Elkhorn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <5>
  • Frys
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys
  • Harmsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmsworth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmsworth
  • Maples
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Maryfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pipestone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone

How Far From Cromer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cromer to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<6> beginning in Cromer and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<6> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cromer to Winnipeg, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cromer. 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>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 Cromer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cromer 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>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cromer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cromer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7333, Longitude: -101.2333    
<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 Cromer 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 324.161 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.426 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.071 degrees.









 

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