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Communities Also Named Badger ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Badger.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Badger is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eighteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other seventeen communities are located in  the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Badger, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Badger lies 3,277 miles [5,273.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Badger is located in Tulare County and lies 3,204 miles [5,156.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Badger.
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Badger.
    • Indiana
      • White County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Badger [White County].
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • This Badger is located in Webster County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Badger.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Badger is located in Cherokee County and lies 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Badger.
    • Kentucky
      • Taylor County
      • This Badger is located in Taylor County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Badger.
    • Manitoba
      • This Badger lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Minnesota
      • Kittson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Badger [Kittson County].
      • Roseau County
      • This Badger is located in Roseau County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roseau County community of Badger.
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • This Badger is located in Gage County and lies 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Badger.
      • Holt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Badger [Holt County].
    • South Dakota
      • Kingsbury County
      • This Badger is located in Kingsbury County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingsbury County community of Badger.
    • Texas
      • Ector County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Badger [Ector County].
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • This Badger is located in Benton County and lies 2,868 miles [4,615.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Badger.
      • Yakima County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Badger [Yakima County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Portage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Badger [Portage County].
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Badger [Laramie County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • Distance: 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the east northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Badger ...

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.

  • Bishops Falls
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishops Falls <5>
  • Grand Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Falls <5>
  • Grand Falls Station ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Station
  • Gullbridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gullbridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullbridge

How Far From Badger to ...

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 town such as Badger to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Badger and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Badger to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,240 miles [5,214.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Badger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Badger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Badger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9783, Longitude: -56.0389    
<2>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 Badger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Badger 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.
<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'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 Badger 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 292.952 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.592 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.558 degrees.




 

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