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Communities Also Named Birch ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Birch.
Within Northwest Territories, the name Birch is unique.
Beyond Northwest Territories, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these sixteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other fifteen communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Birch [Anderson County].
- Sedgwick 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 Birch [Sedgwick County].
- Michigan
- Baraga 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 Birch [Baraga County].
- Marquette County
- This Birch is located in Marquette County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Birch.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Birch is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Birch.
- Nebraska
- Pierce County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Pierce County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Birch.
- Nevada
- Eureka 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 Birch [Eureka County].
- North Carolina
- Surry 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 North Carolina community of Birch [Surry County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Birch.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Birch is located in Clinton County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Birch.
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Birch is located in Burleson County and lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Birch.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Birch is located in Halifax County and lies 2,286 miles [3,679 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Birch.
- Washington
- King County
- This Birch is located in King County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Birch.
- West Virginia
- Birch #
- 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 West Virginia community of Birch.
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- This Birch is located in Ashland County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Birch.
- Chippewa 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 Wisconsin community of Birch [Chippewa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch ...
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.
- Buffalo River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo River
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hay River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
How Far From Birch 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 Birch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birch and extending to:
- Yellowknife, which is the Territorial Capital of Northwest Territories, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Birch to Yellowknife, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,913 miles [3,078.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northwest Territories: https://www.gov.nt.ca/
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 Birch 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.7389, Longitude: -115.4181 |
| <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 Birch, 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> | 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 Birch 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 335.253 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.947 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.981 degrees. |
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