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Communities Also Named New Salem ...
We found 33 communities that are also named New Salem.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named New Salem.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of 32 communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these 32 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 32 communities are located in the United States.
This New Salem is located in Lee County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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New Salem, Mississippi County
This New Salem is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of New Salem.
New Salem, Woodruff County
This New Salem is located in Woodruff County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km] to the west southwest.
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Georgia
New Salem, Banks 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 Georgia community of New Salem [Banks County].
Illinois
New Salem, Menard 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 Illinois community of New Salem [Menard County].
New Salem, Pike County
This New Salem is located in Pike County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of New Salem.
Indiana
New Salem, Rush County
This New Salem is located in Rush County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of New Salem.
New Salem, Washington County
This New Salem is located in Washington County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of New Salem.
Kansas
New Salem, Cowley County
This New Salem is located in Cowley County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the west.
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Kentucky
New Salem, Crittenden County
This New Salem is located in Crittenden County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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New Salem, Lincoln County
This New Salem is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the west southwest.
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Massachusetts
New Salem, Franklin County
This New Salem is located in Franklin County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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Michigan
New Salem, Allegan County
This New Salem is located in Allegan County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the west.
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Mississippi
New Salem, Itawamba County
This New Salem is located in Itawamba County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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Missouri
New Salem, Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the .
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New York
New Salem, Albany County
This New Salem is located in Albany County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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New Salem, Ulster County
This New Salem is located in Ulster County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west southwest.
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North Carolina
New Salem, Randolph 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 North Carolina community of New Salem [Randolph County].
New Salem, Union County
This New Salem is located in Union County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Salem.
North Dakota
New Salem, Morton County
This New Salem is located in Morton County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of New Salem.
Ohio
New Salem, Fairfield County
This New Salem is located in Fairfield County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of New Salem.
New Salem, Huron County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Huron County, we don't know where within the .
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New Salem, Ross County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Salem [Ross County].
Pennsylvania
New Salem, Armstrong County
This New Salem is located in Armstrong County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of New Salem.
New Salem, Fayette County
This New Salem is located in Fayette County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of New Salem.
New Salem, Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of New Salem [Westmoreland County].
New Salem, York County
This New Salem is located in York County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of New Salem.
South Carolina
New Salem, Anderson County
This New Salem is located in Anderson County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of New Salem.
Tennessee
New Salem, Hamilton County
This New Salem is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of New Salem.
New Salem, Jackson County
This New Salem is located in Jackson County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km] to the west southwest.
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Texas
New Salem, Palo Pinto County
This New Salem is located in Palo Pinto County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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New Salem, Rusk County
This New Salem is located in Rusk County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of New Salem.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Salem ...
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 included the distance from a community such as New Salem to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Salem and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Salem to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,712 miles [5,973.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
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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- New Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 New Salem 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 New Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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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.
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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 New Salem to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4214, Longitude: -64.7897
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.574 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.19 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.85 degrees.