We found fourteen communities that share the name Rodney.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Rodney.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, .
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 Alabama community of Rodney [Coffee County].
Arkansas
Baxter County
This Rodney is located in Baxter County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Rodney.
Delaware
Sussex 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 Delaware community of Rodney [Sussex County].
Iowa
Monona County
This Rodney is located in Monona County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monona County community of Rodney.
Michigan
Mecosta County
This Rodney is located in Mecosta County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Rodney.
Mississippi
Jefferson County
This Rodney is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rodney.
Missouri
Linn 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 Rodney [Linn County].
Ohio
Gallia County
This Rodney is located in Gallia County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Rodney.
Ontario
This Rodney lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the west.
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
This Rodney is located in Westmoreland County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Rodney.
Texas
Navarro County
This Rodney is located in Navarro County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Rodney.
Virginia
Bedford 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 Virginia community of Rodney [Bedford County].
Wisconsin
Waushara 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 Wisconsin community of Rodney [Waushara County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodney ...
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.
Gilbert Mountain (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Junction Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poison Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Rodney to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rodney and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rodney to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,089 miles [8,190 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 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,674 miles [5,912.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 Rodney 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- Rodney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rodney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6089, Longitude: -64.0342
<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 Rodney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<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 Rodney 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 299.062 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.656 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.355 degrees.