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Communities Also Named Donegal ...
We found six communities that share the name Donegal.
There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Donegal.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, three are located in Canada and four are in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Donegal is located in Bulloch County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Donegal.
- Kansas
- Dickinson 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 Donegal [Dickinson County].
- Mississippi
- Wilkinson County
- This Donegal is located in Wilkinson County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Donegal.
- Ontario
- This Donegal lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Donegal is located in Westmoreland County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Donegal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donegal ...
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.
- Cedar Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Camp
- Chambers Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Settlement
- Crockets Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockets Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockets Corner
- Dutch Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Londonderry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Londonderry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Mechanic Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanic Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Settlement
- Picadilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- River View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
How Far From Donegal 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 Donegal to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Donegal and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Donegal to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,725 miles [5,994.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Donegal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donegal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7000, Longitude: -65.2667 |
| <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 Donegal 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Donegal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.80 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.493 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.901 degrees. |
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