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we pass this GPS location for Irondale:
37.835517, -90.671901
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Irondale.
Within Missouri, the name Irondale is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Irondale is located in Jefferson County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Irondale.
Colorado
Adams County
This Irondale is located in Adams County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Irondale.
Arapahoe 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 Irondale [Arapahoe County].
Georgia
Clayton County
This Irondale is located in Clayton County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Irondale.
Illinois
Cook 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 Irondale [Cook County].
Indiana
Madison County
This Irondale is located in Madison County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Irondale.
New York
Dutchess County
This Irondale is located in Dutchess County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Irondale.
Herkimer County
This Irondale is located in Herkimer County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east northeast of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Irondale.
Ohio
Jefferson County
This Irondale is located in Jefferson County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Irondale.
Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Irondale [Muskingum County].
Ontario
This Irondale lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
Pennsylvania
Columbia 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 Irondale [Columbia County].
Virginia
Wise County
This Irondale is located in Wise County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east of the Irondale that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Irondale.
Washington
Jefferson 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 Washington community of Irondale [Jefferson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irondale ...
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.
Derby (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 city such as Irondale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irondale and extending to:
Potosi, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Irondale to Potosi, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Irondale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8355, Longitude: -90.6719 In this case, the coordinates for Irondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Irondale 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 county. 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 Irondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Irondale 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 316.348 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.964 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.047 degrees.