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Communities Also Named Sylvan ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Sylvan.

Within Manitoba, the name Sylvan is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Sylvan.
    • Colorado
      • Montezuma 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 Colorado community of Sylvan [Montezuma County].
    • Illinois
      • Cass 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 Illinois community of Sylvan [Cass County].
    • Kansas
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Marshall County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sylvan.
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw 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 Michigan community of Sylvan [Washtenaw County].
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Sylvan is located in Cass County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Sylvan.
    • Missouri
      • Dent County
      • Although located in Dent County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Sylvan.
    • New York
      • Oneida 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 New York community of Sylvan [Oneida County].
    • Ontario
      • This Sylvan lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Sylvan is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Sylvan.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Sylvan [Allegheny County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Sylvan is located in Franklin County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sylvan.
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sylvan [Perry County].
    • Texas
      • Lamar County
      • This Sylvan is located in Lamar County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Sylvan.
    • Washington
      • Pierce 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 Washington community of Sylvan [Pierce County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This Sylvan is located in Richland County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Sylvan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan ...

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.

  • Fisher Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Branch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher Branch <5>
  • Geyser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geyser came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Poplarfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarfield
  • Rembrandt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Sharpewood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpewood
  • Silver
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Silver Harbour
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Skylake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylake
  • Spruce Sands
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sylvan 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 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvan. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.0681, Longitude: -97.3900    
<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 Sylvan 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 Sylvan, 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 Sylvan 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 321.229 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.277 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.354 degrees.




 

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