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we pass this GPS location for Homewood:
39.376111, -84.534722
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We found 27 communities that share the name Homewood.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Homewood.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Ohio ...
Lucas County
This Homewood is located in Lucas County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Homewood.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Homewood is located in Jefferson County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Homewood.
Monroe County
This Homewood is located in Monroe County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the south southwest of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Homewood.
Arkansas
Perry County
This Homewood is located in Perry County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Homewood.
California
Placer County
This Homewood is located in Placer County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Homewood.
Illinois
Cook County
This Homewood is located in Cook County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Homewood.
Kansas
Franklin County
This Homewood is located in Franklin County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Homewood.
Manitoba
This Homewood lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the northwest of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
Maryland
Allegany County
This Homewood is located in Allegany County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Homewood.
Anne Arundel County
This Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Homewood.
Baltimore City
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 Maryland community of Homewood [Baltimore City].
Montgomery County
This Homewood is located in Montgomery County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Homewood.
Worcester County
This Homewood is located in Worcester County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Homewood.
Mississippi
Scott County
This Homewood is located in Scott County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Homewood.
New York
Onondaga 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 New York community of Homewood [Onondaga County].
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Homewood is located in Allegheny County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Homewood.
Beaver County
This Homewood is located in Beaver County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east northeast of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Homewood.
York County
This Homewood is located in York County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Homewood.
South Carolina
Horry County
This Homewood is located in Horry County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Homewood.
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Homewood is located in Fairfax County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Homewood.
Roanoke County
This Homewood is located in Roanoke County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east southeast of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Homewood.
Surry County
This Homewood is located in Surry County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east southeast of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Homewood.
West Virginia
Lewis County
This Homewood is located in Lewis County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Homewood.
Marion County
This Homewood is located in Marion County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east of the Homewood that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Homewood.
Randolph 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 Homewood [Randolph County].
Wisconsin
Milwaukee 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 Homewood [Milwaukee County].
Monroe 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 Wisconsin community of Homewood [Monroe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homewood ...
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.
Cherokee Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Homewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homewood and extending to:
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Homewood to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3761, Longitude: -84.5347 In this case, the coordinates for Homewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Homewood 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 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 Homewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.445 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.70 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.832 degrees.