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Communities Also Named Ophir ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Ophir.

Within Manitoba, the name Ophir is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Ophir is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Ophir.
    • Alaska
      • This Ophir lies 2,396 miles [3,856 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Ophir is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ophir.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Ophir is located in Placer County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Ophir.
    • Colorado
      • San Miguel County
      • This Ophir is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Ophir.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Ophir is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Ophir.
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kansas community of Ophir [Butler County].
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Ophir is located in Morgan County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Ophir.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau 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 Montana community of Ophir [Chouteau County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye 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 Ophir [Nye County].
      • Ormsby County
      • This community is historic and although located in Ormsby County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ormsby County community of Ophir.
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Ophir.
    • North Carolina
      • Montgomery County
      • This Ophir is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ophir.
    • Ontario
      • This Ophir lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • Oregon
      • Curry County
      • This Ophir is located in Curry County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Ophir.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley 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 Ophir [Berkeley County].
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This Ophir is located in Tooele County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Ophir.
    • Washington
      • Okanogan County
      • This Ophir is located in Okanogan County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Ophir.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ophir ...

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.

  • Big Whiteshell Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Caddy Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddy Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddy Lake
  • Decimal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Falcon Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Lake <5>
  • Haute
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haute came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haute
  • Indian Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Indigo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Rice Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Shoal Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Lake

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ophir to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ophir. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ophir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ophir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8708, Longitude: -95.2575    
<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 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 Ophir 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 Ophir, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ophir 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 319.669 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.366 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.407 degrees.




 

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