We found 28 communities that share the name Shannon.
There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Shannon.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 27 communities, three are located in Canada and 25 are in the United States.
This Shannon is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shannon.
Arkansas
Lincoln 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 Arkansas community of Shannon [Lincoln County].
Randolph County
This Shannon is located in Randolph County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Shannon.
British Columbia
This Shannon lies 2,607 miles [4,195.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
California
Santa Clara County
This Shannon is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,894 miles [4,657.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Shannon.
Georgia
Fayette County
This Shannon is located in Fayette County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Shannon.
Floyd County
This Shannon is located in Floyd County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Shannon.
Illinois
Carroll County
This Shannon is located in Carroll County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Shannon.
Kansas
Anderson County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Anderson County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Shannon.
Atchison County
This Shannon is located in Atchison County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Shannon.
Riley 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 Shannon [Riley County].
Kentucky
Mason County
This Shannon is located in Mason County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Shannon.
Mississippi
Lee County
This Shannon is located in Lee County and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Shannon.
Nevada
Eureka County
This Shannon is located in Eureka County and lies 2,527 miles [4,066.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Shannon.
North Carolina
Robeson County
This Shannon is located in Robeson County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Shannon.
Ohio
Coshocton 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 Shannon [Coshocton County].
Muskingum County
This Shannon is located in Muskingum County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Shannon.
Sandusky County
This Shannon is located in Sandusky County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Shannon.
Oregon
Lane County
This Shannon is located in Lane County and lies 2,759 miles [4,440.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Shannon.
Pennsylvania
Clarion 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 Shannon [Clarion County].
Quebec
This Shannon lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
South Carolina
Aiken County
This Shannon is located in Aiken County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Shannon.
Colleton 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 South Carolina community of Shannon [Colleton County].
Texas
Clay County
This Shannon is located in Clay County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Shannon.
Montgomery 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 Texas community of Shannon [Montgomery County].
West Virginia
Ohio 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 West Virginia community of Shannon [Ohio County].
Wyoming 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 West Virginia community of Shannon [Wyoming County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon ...
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 Shannon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shannon and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shannon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 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 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,756 miles [6,044.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shannon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7000, Longitude: -65.9833
<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 Shannon 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 Shannon, 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 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 Shannon 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 300.244 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.987 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.255 degrees.