We found eighteen communities that are also named Matthews.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Matthews.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of seventeen communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, one is located in Canada and the other seventeen communities are located in the United States.
This Matthews is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Matthews.
Colorado
Weld County
This Matthews is located in Weld County and lies 1,955 miles [3,146.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Matthews.
Georgia
Jefferson County
This Matthews is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Matthews.
Illinois
Perry County
This Matthews is located in Perry County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Matthews.
Indiana
Grant County
This Matthews is located in Grant County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Matthews.
Kentucky
Breckinridge 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 Kentucky community of Matthews [Breckinridge County].
Maryland
Talbot County
This Matthews is located in Talbot County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Matthews.
Michigan
Berrien 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 Matthews [Berrien County].
Mississippi
Calhoun 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 Mississippi community of Matthews [Calhoun County].
Jones County
This Matthews is located in Jones County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Matthews.
Pontotoc County
This Matthews is located in Pontotoc County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Matthews.
Missouri
New Madrid County
This Matthews is located in New Madrid County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Matthews.
Montana
Gallatin County
This Matthews is located in Gallatin County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Matthews.
New Jersey
Monmouth County
This Matthews is located in Monmouth County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Matthews.
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
This Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Matthews.
Pennsylvania
Chester County
This Matthews is located in Chester County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Matthews.
Texas
Colorado County
This Matthews is located in Colorado County and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Matthews.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matthews ...
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.
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 Matthews to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Matthews and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Matthews to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,716 miles [5,980.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Matthews) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Matthews 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.
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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.
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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 Matthews to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Matthews. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9333, Longitude: -65.9167
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.907 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.841 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.418 degrees.