We found eighteen communities that share the name Adelaide.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Adelaide.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other fourteen communities are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adelaide, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Adelaide [Jackson County].
California
Butte 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 California community of Adelaide [Butte County].
Colorado
Fremont County
This Adelaide is located in Fremont County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<3> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Adelaide.
Lake County
This Adelaide is located in Lake County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Adelaide.
Georgia
Bulloch 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 Georgia community of Adelaide [Bulloch County].
Mitchell County
This Adelaide is located in Mitchell County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<3> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Adelaide.
Idaho
Minidoka County
This Adelaide is located in Minidoka County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<3> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minidoka County community of Adelaide.
Kansas
Hodgeman 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 Kansas community of Adelaide [Hodgeman County].
Minnesota
Big Stone 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 Minnesota community of Adelaide [Big Stone County].
Nevada
Humboldt County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Adelaide [Humboldt County].
North Carolina
Rockingham 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 North Carolina community of Adelaide [Rockingham County].
Ohio
Marion 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 Ohio community of Adelaide [Marion County].
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
This Adelaide is located in Fayette County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<3> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Adelaide.
Washington
King County
This Adelaide is located in King County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<3> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Adelaide.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Australia
Distance: 10,216 miles [16,441.1 km]<3> to the west
Bahamas
Distance: 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<3> to the south southeast
South Africa
Distance: 8,560 miles [13,776 km]<3> to the east southeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adelaide ...
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.
Falconbridge (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Adelaide to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adelaide and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 341 miles [548.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Adelaide to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Adelaide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Adelaide 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 . 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>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adelaide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adelaide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0050, Longitude: -81.7122
<4>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Adelaide 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 310.529 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.062 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.284 degrees.