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Communities Also Named Saint Thomas ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Saint Thomas.

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

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Saint Thomas [Crittenden County].
      • Mississippi County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Mississippi County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Saint Thomas.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Pulaski County and lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Saint Thomas.
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Saint Thomas [Las Animas County].
    • Florida
      • Pasco 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 Florida community of Saint Thomas [Pasco County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Madison County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Saint Thomas.
    • Indiana
      • Knox County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Knox County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saint Thomas.
    • Louisiana
      • Assumption Parish
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Assumption Parish and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Saint Thomas.
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Saint Thomas.
    • Missouri
      • Cole County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Cole County and lies 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Saint Thomas.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Saint Thomas [Clark County].
      • Lincoln 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 Nevada community of Saint Thomas [Lincoln County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint Thomas lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the west.
    • North Dakota
      • Pembina County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of Saint Thomas.
    • Ontario
      • This Saint Thomas lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<2> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Thomas is located in Franklin County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Thomas.
    • Quebec
      • 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 Quebec community of Saint Thomas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Thomas ...

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.

  • Chamberlains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
  • Donovans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans
  • Evergreen Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Foxtrap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxtrap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
  • Freshwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hogans Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogans Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Pond
  • Kellys Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellys Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Island
  • Manuels
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuels came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels
  • Middle Bight ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bight
  • Paradise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Parsonsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
  • Portugal Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portugal Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portugal Cove
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portugal Cove <5>
  • Talcville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
  • Topsail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsail came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail

How Far From Saint Thomas 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 community such as Saint Thomas to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Thomas to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 62 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,554 miles [7,329 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 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,133 miles [5,042.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Thomas. 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>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 Saint Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Thomas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Thomas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5667, Longitude: -52.9000    
<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 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 Saint Thomas 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 Saint Thomas 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 291.514 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.708 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.134 degrees.




 

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