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Communities Also Named Darwin ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Darwin.

Within Manitoba, the name Darwin is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This Darwin is located in Inyo County and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Darwin.
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This Darwin is located in Clark County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Darwin.
    • Indiana
      • Carroll 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 Darwin [Carroll County].
      • Putnam 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 Indiana community of Darwin [Putnam County].
    • Minnesota
      • Meeker County
      • This Darwin is located in Meeker County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Darwin.
    • 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 Darwin [Lyon County].
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Darwin is located in Meigs County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Darwin.
    • Oklahoma
      • Atoka County
      • This Darwin is located in Atoka County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Darwin.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Darwin is located in Shelby County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Darwin.
    • Texas
      • Webb County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Webb County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Darwin.
    • Virginia
      • Dickenson County
      • This Darwin is located in Dickenson County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of Darwin.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane 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 Wisconsin community of Darwin [Dane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darwin ...

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.

  • Contour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contour
  • Decimal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decimal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decimal
  • Hazel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Indigo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indigo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo
  • Larkhall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkhall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkhall
  • Lewis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Seven Sisters Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Sisters Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Sisters Falls
  • Stony Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Darwin to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Darwin. 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 '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- Darwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9281, Longitude: -95.8319    
<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 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 Darwin 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 Darwin, 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 Darwin 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 320.094 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.852 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.736 degrees.




 

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