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40.776861, -73.949356
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Yorkville.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Yorkville.
Beyond New York, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In New York ...
Oneida County
This Yorkville is located in Oneida County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Yorkville.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Mendocino County
This Yorkville is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,580 miles [4,152.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Yorkville.
Colorado
Fremont County
This Yorkville is located in Fremont County and lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km]<1> to the west of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Yorkville.
Georgia
Paulding County
This Yorkville is located in Paulding County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the southwest of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Yorkville.
Illinois
Kendall County
This Yorkville is located in Kendall County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the west of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Yorkville.
Indiana
Dearborn County
This Yorkville is located in Dearborn County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the west of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Yorkville.
Michigan
Kalamazoo County
This Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Yorkville.
Ohio
Belmont County
This Yorkville is located in Belmont County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Yorkville.
Ontario
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
South Carolina
York 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 South Carolina community of Yorkville [York County].
Tennessee
Gibson County
This Yorkville is located in Gibson County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Yorkville.
Virginia
York County
This Yorkville is located in York County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Yorkville.
West Virginia
Wayne 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 West Virginia community of Yorkville [Wayne County].
Wisconsin
Racine County
This Yorkville is located in Racine County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yorkville that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Yorkville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yorkville ...
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.
Blissville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Yorkville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yorkville and extending to:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Yorkville to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yorkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yorkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7769, Longitude: -73.9494
<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 Yorkville 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>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Yorkville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.903 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.483 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.611 degrees.