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Communities Also Named Willowdale ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Willowdale.

There are two communities within Nova Scotia that are also named Willowdale.

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Willowdale #1
      • The profile page for Willowdale #2
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Willowdale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Willowdale [Pulaski County].
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Willowdale [Dickinson County].
      • Kingman County
      • This Willowdale is located in Kingman County and lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Willowdale.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This Willowdale is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Willowdale.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Willowdale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Willowdale.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Willowdale is located in Middlesex County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Willowdale.
    • Nebraska
      • Antelope 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 Nebraska community of Willowdale [Antelope County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton 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 New Hampshire community of Willowdale [Grafton County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Willowdale is located in Camden County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Willowdale.
    • Ontario
      • This Willowdale lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<3> to the west.
    • Oregon
      • Jefferson County
      • This Willowdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,797 miles [4,501.3 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Willowdale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Willowdale is located in Chester County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Willowdale.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Willowdale is located in Jackson County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Willowdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowdale ...

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 Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Mountain
  • Copper Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Lake
  • Eden Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Lake
  • Greens Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Brook
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillcrest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Ireland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Marsh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
  • Meadow Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
  • Middle Barneys River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Barneys River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Barneys River
  • Rocky Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain

How Far From Willowdale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willowdale to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Willowdale 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 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 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 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,600 miles [5,793.6 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Willowdale 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>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 Willowdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willowdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willowdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3953, Longitude: -62.2111    
<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 Willowdale 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 298.003 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.438 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.614 degrees.