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We found five communities that are also named Givens.
Within Ohio, the name Givens is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Union County
This Givens is located in Union County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Givens that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Givens.
Louisiana
Grant Parish
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 Louisiana community of Givens [Grant Parish].
New Mexico
Roosevelt County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Givens.
Tennessee
Cocke County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Givens [Cocke County].
Texas
Lamar County
This Givens is located in Lamar County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Givens that is located in Pike County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Givens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Givens ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Givens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Givens and extending to:
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Givens to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Givens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Givens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Givens 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.
<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 Givens 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 Givens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0531, Longitude: -82.9243 In this case, the coordinates for Givens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.442 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.508 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.206 degrees.