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35.745708, -78.737505
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We found 60 communities that share the name Macedonia.
There are five communities within North Carolina that are also named Macedonia.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Macedonia, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Cherokee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Macedonia [Cherokee County].
Chowan County
This Macedonia is located in Chowan County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Macedonia.
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Macedonia [Montgomery County].
Washington County
This Macedonia is located in Washington County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the east of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Macedonia.
Yadkin County
This Macedonia is located in Yadkin County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Macedonia.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cleburne County
This Macedonia is located in Cleburne County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Macedonia.
Jackson County
This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
Lowndes County
This Macedonia is located in Lowndes County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Macedonia.
Montgomery County
This Macedonia is located in Montgomery County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Macedonia.
Pickens County
This Macedonia is located in Pickens County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Macedonia.
Walker County
This Macedonia is located in Walker County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Macedonia.
Arkansas
Columbia County
This Macedonia is located in Columbia County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<2> to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Macedonia.
Conway County
This Macedonia is located in Conway County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Macedonia.
Saint Francis County
This Macedonia is located in Saint Francis County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Macedonia.
Yell County
This Macedonia is located in Yell County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Macedonia.
Connecticut
Litchfield County
This Macedonia is located in Litchfield County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Macedonia.
Georgia
Cherokee County
This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
Miller County
This Macedonia is located in Miller County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Macedonia.
Towns County
This Macedonia is located in Towns County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towns County community of Macedonia.
Illinois
Hamilton County
This Macedonia is located in Hamilton County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Macedonia.
Indiana
Harrison County
This Macedonia is located in Harrison County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Macedonia.
Iowa
Pottawattamie County
This Macedonia is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Macedonia.
Kentucky
Breathitt County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Macedonia [Breathitt County].
Christian 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 Kentucky community of Macedonia [Christian County].
Estill County
This Macedonia is located in Estill County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Macedonia.
Jackson County
This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
Louisiana
Jackson Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Macedonia [Jackson Parish].
Mississippi
Attala 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 Mississippi community of Macedonia [Attala County].
Chickasaw County
This Macedonia is located in Chickasaw County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Macedonia.
Forrest County
This Macedonia is located in Forrest County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Macedonia.
Lee County
This Macedonia is located in Lee County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Macedonia.
Noxubee County
This Macedonia is located in Noxubee County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Macedonia.
Union County
This Macedonia is located in Union County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Macedonia.
Missouri
Phelps County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Macedonia [Phelps County].
New Jersey
Monmouth County
This Macedonia is located in Monmouth County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Macedonia.
Ohio
Butler County
This Macedonia is located in Butler County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Macedonia.
Clinton County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Macedonia.
Summit County
This Macedonia is located in Summit County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Macedonia.
Pennsylvania
Bradford County
This Macedonia is located in Bradford County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Macedonia.
Juniata County
This Macedonia is located in Juniata County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the north of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Macedonia.
South Carolina
Cherokee County
This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
Lexington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Macedonia [Lexington County].
Newberry County
This Macedonia is located in Newberry County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Macedonia.
Tennessee
Carroll County
This Macedonia is located in Carroll County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Macedonia.
Haywood County
This Macedonia is located in Haywood County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Macedonia.
McMinn County
This Macedonia is located in McMinn County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Macedonia.
Monroe County
This Macedonia is located in Monroe County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Macedonia.
Obion County
This Macedonia is located in Obion County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Macedonia.
Sumner County
This Macedonia is located in Sumner County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Macedonia.
White County
This Macedonia is located in White County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Macedonia.
Texas
Austin County
This Macedonia is located in Austin County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Macedonia.
Bowie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Macedonia [Bowie County].
Camp County
This Macedonia is located in Camp County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Macedonia.
Liberty County
This Macedonia is located in Liberty County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Macedonia.
Marion County
This Macedonia is located in Marion County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the west of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Macedonia.
Walker 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 Texas community of Macedonia [Walker County].
Virginia
Accomack County
This Macedonia is located in Accomack County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Macedonia.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Brazil
Distance: 4,286 miles [6,897.6 km]<2> to the south southeast
Colombia
Distance: 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<2> to the south
Romania
Distance: 4,925 miles [7,926 km]<2> to the northeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macedonia ...
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.
Indian Hills (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills 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 community such as Macedonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macedonia and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the East Northeast.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Macedonia to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Macedonia 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.
<2>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macedonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7457, Longitude: -78.7375 In this case, the coordinates for Macedonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Macedonia, 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 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 Macedonia 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 309.008 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.239 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.523 degrees.