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we pass this GPS location for Saint George:
40.644548, -74.080141
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We found 23 communities that are also named Saint George.
Within New York, the name Saint George is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, twenty are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alaska
This Saint George lies 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
Delaware
Sussex County
This Saint George is located in Sussex County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Saint George.
Florida
Broward County
This Saint George is located in Broward County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Saint George.
Pinellas County
This Saint George is located in Pinellas County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the south southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Saint George.
Georgia
Charlton County
This Saint George is located in Charlton County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlton County community of Saint George.
Illinois
Kankakee County
This Saint George is located in Kankakee County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Saint George.
Indiana
Vanderburgh 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 Indiana community of Saint George [Vanderburgh County].
Kansas
Pottawatomie County
This Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Saint George.
Maine
Knox County
This Saint George is located in Knox County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saint George.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Minnesota
Nicollet County
This Saint George is located in Nicollet County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicollet County community of Saint George.
Missouri
Saint Louis County
This Saint George is located in Saint Louis County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint George.
Wright County
This Saint George is located in Wright County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Saint George.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Saint George.
New Brunswick
This Saint George lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
North Dakota
LaMoure 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 North Dakota community of Saint George [LaMoure County].
Ontario
This Saint George lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
Pennsylvania
Venango County
This Saint George is located in Venango County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Saint George.
South Carolina
Dorchester County
This Saint George is located in Dorchester County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Saint George.
Utah
Washington County
This Saint George is located in Washington County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint George.
Virginia
Greene County
This Saint George is located in Greene County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Saint George.
West Virginia
Tucker County
This Saint George is located in Tucker County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Saint George.
Wisconsin
Sheboygan 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 Wisconsin community of Saint George [Sheboygan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint George ...
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.
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 Saint George to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint George and extending to:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Saint George to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint George) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Saint George 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 Saint George, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Saint George to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6445, Longitude: -74.0801 In this case, the coordinates for Saint George have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.994 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.565 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.727 degrees.