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Communities Also Named Ireland ...
We found ten communities that share the name Ireland.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Ireland.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, three are located in Canada and eight are in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Ireland is located in Dubois County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Ireland.
- Mississippi
- Wilkinson County
- This Ireland is located in Wilkinson County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Ireland.
- Missouri
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ireland.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Ireland is located in Grafton County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Ireland.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Ireland is located in Athens County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Ireland.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Ireland.
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Ireland is located in Coryell County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Ireland.
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Ireland is located in Clark County and lies 2,843 miles [4,575.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Ireland.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Ireland is located in Lewis County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ireland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ireland ...
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.
- Beaver Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Lake
- Glen Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Brook
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Marshy Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshy Hope came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshy Hope
- Pitchers Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
How Far From Ireland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ireland to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ireland and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ireland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,012 miles [8,066 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 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,593 miles [5,782.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ireland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.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 from Point A (ie- Ireland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ireland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4436, Longitude: -62.0867 |
| <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 Ireland, 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 Ireland 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Ireland 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 297.914 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.348 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.519 degrees. |
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