We found eight communities that share the name East River.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named East River.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, one is located in Canada and the other seven communities are located in the United States.
This East River is located in New Haven County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of East River.
Illinois
Kankakee 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 East River [Kankakee County].
New York
Cortland County
This East River is located in Cortland County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of East River.
Texas
Harris 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 Texas community of East River [Harris County].
Liberty County
This East River is located in Liberty County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of East River.
Montgomery 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 East River [Montgomery County].
West Virginia
Mercer 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 West Virginia community of East River [Mercer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near East River ...
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.
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 community such as East River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East River and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from East River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 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 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,710 miles [5,970.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- East River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5867, Longitude: -64.1667
<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 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 East River 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.
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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 East River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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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.
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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 East River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.399 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.84 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.101 degrees.