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 British Columbia community of Richfield.
California
Orange 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 California community of Richfield [Orange County].
Tehama County
This Richfield is located in Tehama County and lies 2,841 miles [4,572.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Richfield.
Colorado
Conejos County
This Richfield is located in Conejos County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conejos County community of Richfield.
Florida
Manatee 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 Florida community of Richfield [Manatee County].
Georgia
Chatham County
This Richfield is located in Chatham County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Richfield.
Idaho
Lincoln County
This Richfield is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,378 miles [3,827 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Richfield.
Illinois
Adams County
This Richfield is located in Adams County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Richfield.
Iowa
Fayette County
This Richfield is located in Fayette County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Richfield.
Kansas
Morton County
This Richfield is located in Morton County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Richfield.
Michigan
Genesee 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 Michigan community of Richfield [Genesee County].
Minnesota
Hennepin County
This Richfield is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Richfield.
Missouri
Saint Charles 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 Missouri community of Richfield [Saint Charles County].
Nebraska
Sarpy County
This Richfield is located in Sarpy County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Richfield.
New Jersey
Passaic County
This Richfield is located in Passaic County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Richfield.
New York
Otsego County
This Richfield is located in Otsego County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Richfield.
North Carolina
Stanly County
This Richfield is located in Stanly County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Richfield.
Ohio
Summit County
This Richfield is located in Summit County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Richfield.
Pennsylvania
Juniata County
This Richfield is located in Juniata County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Richfield.
Utah
Sevier County
This Richfield is located in Sevier County and lies 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Richfield.
Wisconsin
Washington County
This Richfield is located in Washington County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Richfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richfield ...
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 River (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Richfield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richfield and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Richfield to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 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 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,802 miles [6,118.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 Richfield 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.
<2>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Richfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1264, Longitude: -65.9261
<3>
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.
<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 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.
<6>
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 Richfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.567 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.059 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.221 degrees.