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Communities Also Named Foley ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Foley.
Within Manitoba, the name Foley is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fifteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other fourteen communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Foley is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Foley.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Foley [Litchfield County].
- Florida
- Taylor County
- This Foley is located in Taylor County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Foley.
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Foley is located in Henry County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Foley.
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Foley is located in Allen Parish and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Foley.
- Assumption Parish
- This Foley is located in Assumption Parish and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km] to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Foley.
- Minnesota
- Benton County
- This Foley is located in Benton County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Foley.
- Missouri
- Lincoln County
- This Foley is located in Lincoln County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Foley.
- Oklahoma
- Custer County
- This Foley is located in Custer County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Foley.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Foley [Tillamook County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Foley is located in Somerset County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Foley.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This Foley is located in Codington County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Foley.
- Union 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 South Dakota community of Foley [Union County].
- West Virginia
- Logan 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 West Virginia community of Foley [Logan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foley ...
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.
- Boundary Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Park
- Dennis Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Lake
- Kings Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Rembrandt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rembrandt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembrandt
- Sandridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spruce Sands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Foley 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 Foley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foley and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Foley to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foley. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5472, Longitude: -97.0914 |
| <2> | 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 Foley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Foley 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> | 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 Foley 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 321.019 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.974 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.321 degrees. |
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