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Communities Also Named Norman ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Norman.

Within Manitoba, the name Norman is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 23 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 22 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lamar 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 Alabama community of Norman [Lamar County].
      • Perry County
      • This Norman is located in Perry County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Norman.
    • Arkansas
      • Calhoun 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 Arkansas community of Norman [Calhoun County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Norman is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Norman.
    • California
      • Glenn County
      • This Norman is located in Glenn County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Norman.
    • Florida
      • Hernando County
      • This Norman is located in Hernando County and lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Norman.
    • Georgia
      • Elbert 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 Georgia community of Norman [Elbert County].
      • Wilkes County
      • This Norman is located in Wilkes County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Norman.
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • This Norman is located in Jackson County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Norman.
    • Iowa
      • Winnebago 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 Iowa community of Norman [Winnebago County].
    • Kansas
      • Phillips 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 Norman [Phillips County].
    • Missouri
      • Phelps 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 Missouri community of Norman [Phelps County].
    • Nebraska
      • Kearney County
      • This Norman is located in Kearney County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kearney County community of Norman.
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • This Norman is located in Richmond County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Norman.
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • This Norman is located in Cass County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Norman.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • This Norman is located in Cleveland County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Norman.
    • Ontario
      • This Norman lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Norman is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Norman.
    • Texas
      • Williamson County
      • This Norman is located in Williamson County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Norman.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Norman is located in Culpeper County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Norman.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Norman is located in Snohomish County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Norman.
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming 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 West Virginia community of Norman [Wyoming County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee County
      • This Norman is located in Kewaunee County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Norman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norman ...

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.

  • Floors
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floors came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floors
  • Parks Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Rapid City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Rivers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers
  • Smart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart
  • Viola Dale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Dale
  • Wheatland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Norman to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norman. 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>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Norman 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0653, Longitude: -100.4517    
<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 Norman, 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Norman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.565 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.79 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.51 degrees.




 

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