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Communities Also Named Oregon ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Oregon.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Oregon is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oregon [Boone County].
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • This Oregon is located in Ogle County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Oregon.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • 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 Indiana community of Oregon [Clark County].
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • 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 Kansas community of Oregon [Jefferson County].
      • Osage 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 Oregon [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer County
      • This Oregon is located in Mercer County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Oregon.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Oregon is located in Baltimore County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Oregon.
    • Michigan
      • Lapeer County
      • 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 Michigan community of Oregon [Lapeer County].
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This Oregon is located in Holmes County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Oregon.
    • Missouri
      • Holt County
      • This Oregon is located in Holt County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Oregon.
      • Jasper County
      • Although located in Jasper County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Oregon.
    • New York
      • Fulton County
      • This Oregon is located in Fulton County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Oregon.
      • Suffolk County
      • 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 New York community of Oregon [Suffolk County].
      • Warren County
      • This Oregon is located in Warren County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Oregon.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • 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 North Carolina community of Oregon [Rockingham County].
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Oregon is located in Lucas County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Oregon.
      • Mercer County
      • 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 Ohio community of Oregon [Mercer County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Oregon is located in Lancaster County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Oregon.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • 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 Tennessee community of Oregon [Sullivan County].
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oregon [Wilson County].
    • Texas
      • Baylor County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Baylor County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baylor County community of Oregon.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Oregon is located in Dane County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Oregon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oregon ...

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.

  • Big Bank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bank
  • Big Bras d'Or
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Big Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
  • Englishtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fortune Barren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Barren came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Barren
  • Goose Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Cove
  • Indian Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • James Barren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Barren came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Barren
  • Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Murray
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Rear Big Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Big Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Big Hill
  • Rear Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Forks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Forks
  • Rear Little River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Little River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Little River

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oregon 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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 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 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,505 miles [5,640.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Oregon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oregon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oregon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3189, Longitude: -60.6411    
<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 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 Oregon 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>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 Oregon 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 296.773 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.253 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.167 degrees.




 

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