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Communities Also Named Silverton ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Silverton.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Silverton 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, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Silverton lies 2,583 miles [4,156.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Colorado
      • San Juan County
      • This Silverton is located in San Juan County and lies 2,561 miles [4,121.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Silverton.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Silverton is located in Shoshone County and lies 2,594 miles [4,174.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Silverton.
    • Illinois
      • Jasper 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 Illinois community of Silverton [Jasper County].
    • Kansas
      • Pratt 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 Silverton [Pratt County].
      • Stafford 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 Kansas community of Silverton [Stafford County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Silverton lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Silverton is located in Douglas County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Silverton.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Silverton.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Silverton is located in Ocean County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Silverton.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Silverton is located in Wake County and lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Silverton.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Silverton is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Silverton.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Silverton is located in Marion County and lies 2,962 miles [4,766.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Silverton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Silverton is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Silverton.
    • Texas
      • Briscoe County
      • This Silverton is located in Briscoe County and lies 2,414 miles [3,885 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Briscoe County community of Silverton.
    • Virginia
      • Southampton 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 Virginia community of Silverton [Southampton County].
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Silverton is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,811 miles [4,523.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Silverton.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Silverton is located in Jackson County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Silverton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverton ...

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.

  • Birchy Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchy Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchy Head
  • Crawleys Cove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawleys Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleys Cove
  • Murphys Cove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Cove
  • Shoal Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Brook
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoal Brook <5>
  • Silver Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
  • Stanleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
  • Wild Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Winter House Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter House Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter House Brook
  • Woody Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woody Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Point
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody Point <5>

How Far From Silverton 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 Silverton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Silverton 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 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 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 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,308 miles [5,323.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silverton. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4500, Longitude: -57.9000    
<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 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 Silverton 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 Silverton, 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'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 Silverton 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 293.987 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.824 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.196 degrees.




 

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