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Communities Also Named Overton ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Overton.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Overton.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twenty communities, .

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Overton is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Overton.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso 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 Colorado community of Overton [El Paso County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Overton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Overton.
    • Georgia
      • Elbert 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 Overton [Elbert County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kansas community of Overton [Butler County].
    • Louisiana
      • Webster Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Overton [Webster Parish].
    • Manitoba
      • This Overton lies 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Overton is located in Kent County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Overton.
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn 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 Mississippi community of Overton [Alcorn County].
    • Missouri
      • Cooper County
      • This Overton is located in Cooper County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Overton.
    • Nebraska
      • Dawson County
      • This Overton is located in Dawson County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Overton.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Overton is located in Clark County and lies 2,559 miles [4,118.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Overton.
      • Humboldt 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 Nevada community of Overton [Humboldt County].
      • Lincoln 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 Nevada community of Overton [Lincoln County].
    • Ohio
      • Wayne County
      • This Overton is located in Wayne County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Overton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Overton is located in Bradford County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Overton.
      • 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 Overton [Westmoreland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Overton is located in Shelby County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Overton.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Overton is located in Rusk County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Overton.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Overton is located in Albemarle County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Overton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overton ...

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.

  • Darlings Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Cove ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Hebron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <6>
  • Melbourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Pleasant Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Sand Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
  • Short Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
  • Summerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Overton to ...

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 Overton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Overton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,944 miles [9,565.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,821 miles [6,149.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Overton. 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- Overton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8500, Longitude: -66.1500    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Overton 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.
<3>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 Overton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Overton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.762 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.227 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.496 degrees.




 

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