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Communities Also Named Pomeroy ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Pomeroy.

Within Manitoba, the name Pomeroy is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Siskiyou 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 California community of Pomeroy [Siskiyou County].
    • Illinois
      • Mercer 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 Illinois community of Pomeroy [Mercer County].
    • Iowa
      • Calhoun County
      • This Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pomeroy.
    • Kansas
      • Phillips 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 Pomeroy [Phillips County].
      • Wyandotte County
      • This Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Pomeroy.
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo County
      • This Pomeroy is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Pomeroy.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pomeroy lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<3> to the east.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Pomeroy is located in Meigs County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Pomeroy.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Pomeroy is located in Chester County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Pomeroy.
    • Texas
      • Carson County
      • This Pomeroy is located in Carson County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<3> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carson County community of Pomeroy.
    • Washington
      • Garfield County
      • This Pomeroy is located in Garfield County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Pomeroy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pomeroy ...

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.

  • Graham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Homewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Jordan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Kane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Nelson ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Rosebank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Salterville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salterville

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Pomeroy to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6> 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 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pomeroy. 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 Pomeroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pomeroy 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>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- Pomeroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pomeroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4017, Longitude: -98.0019    
<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 Pomeroy 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 321.724 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.625 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.191 degrees.




 

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