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Communities Also Named Saint Lawrence ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Saint Lawrence.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Saint Lawrence is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, three are located in Canada and eleven are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess 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 Saint Lawrence [Daviess County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette 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 Michigan community of Saint Lawrence [Marquette County].
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail 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 Minnesota community of Saint Lawrence [Otter Tail County].
      • Scott 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 Minnesota community of Saint Lawrence [Scott County].
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Saint Lawrence.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham 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 Saint Lawrence [Chatham County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Saint Lawrence.
      • Cambria County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Lawrence lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the west.
    • Quebec
      • This Saint Lawrence lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • South Dakota
      • Hand County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Hand County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hand County community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Texas
      • Glasscock County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Glasscock County and lies 2,633 miles [4,237.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glasscock County community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint Lawrence.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Lawrence ...

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.

  • Black Duck Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Duck Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Duck Cove
  • Bull Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cove
  • Great Salmonier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Salmonier came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Salmonier
  • Kirbys Cove ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Cove
  • Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
  • Little Saint Lawrence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Saint Lawrence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Saint Lawrence
  • Lords Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Cove
  • Mud Cove ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Cove
  • Roundabout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundabout came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundabout
  • Ship Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cove
  • Spoon Cove ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spoon Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoon Cove
  • Stepaside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stepaside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepaside
  • Whale Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whale Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Cove

How Far From Saint Lawrence 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 town such as Saint Lawrence to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Lawrence to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,382 miles [8,661.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,259 miles [5,244.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Lawrence. 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>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 Saint Lawrence 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Lawrence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Lawrence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9000, Longitude: -55.4000    
<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>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.
<5>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 Saint Lawrence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.336 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.572 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.041 degrees.




 

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