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Communities Also Named Lena ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Lena.

Within Manitoba, the name Lena is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lena [Garland County].
      • Saline County
      • This Lena is located in Saline County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Lena.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb 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 Georgia community of Lena [Cobb County].
    • Illinois
      • Stephenson County
      • This Lena is located in Stephenson County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Lena.
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Lena is located in Clay County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Lena.
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • This Lena is located in Webster County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Lena.
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Lena is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Lena.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette 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 Michigan community of Lena [Marquette County].
    • Minnesota
      • Goodhue 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 Minnesota community of Lena [Goodhue County].
    • Mississippi
      • Leake County
      • This Lena is located in Leake County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Lena.
    • Nebraska
      • Arthur County
      • This Lena is located in Arthur County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arthur County community of Lena.
      • McPherson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in McPherson County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Lena.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Lena is located in Otsego County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Lena.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Lena is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lena.
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lena.
      • Miami County
      • This Lena is located in Miami County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Lena.
    • Oregon
      • Morrow County
      • This Lena is located in Morrow County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Lena.
    • South Carolina
      • Hampton County
      • This Lena is located in Hampton County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Lena.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Lena is located in Fayette County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lena.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Lena is located in Oconto County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Lena.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lena ...

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.

  • Badger Creek ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Badger Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Creek
  • Cartwright
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clearwater
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Kelvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
    • Kelvin is located in Rolette County (ND)
  • Lyonshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Margaret
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Pelican Point Beach
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Shell Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
    • Shell Valley is located in Rolette County (ND)
  • Sunnyside Beach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lena to Winnipeg, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lena. 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 Lena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Lena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0892, Longitude: -99.7505    
<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 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 Lena 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>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.
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Lena 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 323.04 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.077 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.325 degrees.




 

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