We found ten communities that are also named Oldham.
Within Nova Scotia, the name Oldham is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Crittenden County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oldham [Crittenden County].
Kentucky
Oldham County
This Oldham is located in Oldham County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Oldham.
Mississippi
Tishomingo County
This Oldham is located in Tishomingo County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Oldham.
Missouri
Boone County
This Oldham is located in Boone County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Oldham.
Ohio
Guernsey County
This Oldham is located in Guernsey County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Oldham.
South Dakota
Kingsbury County
This Oldham is located in Kingsbury County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingsbury County community of Oldham.
Tennessee
Sevier County
This Oldham is located in Sevier County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Oldham.
Texas
Dallas County
This Oldham is located in Dallas County and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Oldham.
Houston County
This Oldham is located in Houston County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Oldham.
Tyler County
This Oldham is located in Tyler County and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Oldham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oldham ...
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 Oldham to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oldham and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 594 miles [956 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oldham to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,670 miles [5,906.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Oldham 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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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oldham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Oldham 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 Oldham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9344, Longitude: -63.4879
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.901 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.35 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.547 degrees.