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we pass this GPS location for Memphis:
43.084137, -76.377359
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We found thirteen communities that share the name Memphis.
Within New York, the name Memphis is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Houston County
This Memphis is located in Houston County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Memphis.
Pickens County
This Memphis is located in Pickens County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km] to the southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Memphis.
Florida
Manatee County
This Memphis is located in Manatee County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Memphis.
Indiana
Clark County
This Memphis is located in Clark County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Memphis.
Michigan
Macomb County
This Memphis is located in Macomb County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Memphis.
Saint Clair 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 Michigan community of Memphis [Saint Clair County].
Mississippi
DeSoto County
This Memphis is located in DeSoto County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Memphis.
Missouri
Scotland County
This Memphis is located in Scotland County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the west of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Memphis.
Nebraska
Saunders County
This Memphis is located in Saunders County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the west of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saunders County community of Memphis.
New Mexico
Taos County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Taos County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Memphis.
Ohio
Clinton County
This Memphis is located in Clinton County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Memphis.
Tennessee
Shelby County
This Memphis is located in Shelby County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Memphis.
Texas
Hall County
This Memphis is located in Hall County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Memphis that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Memphis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Memphis ...
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.
Amboy (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Memphis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Memphis and extending to:
Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Memphis to Syracuse, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Memphis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Memphis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0841, Longitude: -76.3774
<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 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 Memphis 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 county. 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 Memphis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Memphis 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 307.136 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.246 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.682 degrees.