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Communities Also Named Alden ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Alden.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Alden.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other thirteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Alden is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alden.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Alden is located in Weld County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Alden.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Alden is located in McHenry County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Alden.
    • Iowa
      • Hardin County
      • This Alden is located in Hardin County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Alden.
    • Kansas
      • Rice County
      • This Alden is located in Rice County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Alden.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • This Alden is located in Antrim County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Alden.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • This Alden is located in Freeborn County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Alden.
    • Nebraska
      • Morrill County
      • 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 Nebraska community of Alden [Morrill County].
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Alden is located in Erie County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Alden.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Alden is located in Washington County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Alden.
    • Oklahoma
      • Caddo County
      • This Alden is located in Caddo County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Alden.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Alden is located in Luzerne County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Alden.
    • Virginia
      • King George County
      • This Alden is located in King George County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Alden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alden ...

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.

  • Hawk Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Junction
  • Helen Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Junction
  • Helen Mine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Mine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mine
  • Josephine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Magpie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magpie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magpie
  • Magpie Mine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magpie Mine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magpie Mine
  • Otter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
  • Wanda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

How Far From Alden to ...

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 Alden to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alden and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Alden to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Alden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1914, Longitude: -84.5436    
<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 Alden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<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 Alden 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 312.061 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.58 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.767 degrees.




 

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