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Communities Also Named Arthur ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Arthur.

Within Ontario, the name Arthur is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Arthur [Lauderdale County].
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Arthur is located in Conway County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Arthur.
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Arthur [Grant County].
      • Poinsett County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Arthur [Poinsett County].
    • Georgia
      • Laurens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arthur [Laurens County].
    • Illinois
      • Douglas County
      • This Arthur is located in Douglas County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Arthur.
    • Indiana
      • Pike County
      • This Arthur is located in Pike County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Arthur.
    • Iowa
      • Ida County
      • This Arthur is located in Ida County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ida County community of Arthur.
    • Kansas
      • Hodgeman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arthur [Hodgeman County].
      • Ness 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 Kansas community of Arthur [Ness County].
    • Kentucky
      • Edmonson County
      • This Arthur is located in Edmonson County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Arthur.
      • Letcher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Arthur [Letcher County].
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Arthur [Saginaw County].
    • Missouri
      • Vernon County
      • This Arthur is located in Vernon County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Arthur.
    • Montana
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Arthur [Richland County].
    • Nebraska
      • Arthur County
      • This Arthur is located in Arthur County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arthur County community of Arthur.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Arthur [Elko County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Arthur is located in Oswego County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Arthur.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Arthur [Pitt County].
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • This Arthur is located in Cass County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Arthur.
    • Ohio
      • Paulding County
      • This Arthur is located in Paulding County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Arthur.
    • Oklahoma
      • Stephens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Arthur [Stephens County].
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Arthur [Multnomah County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Arthur is located in Lexington County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Arthur.
    • Tennessee
      • Claiborne County
      • This Arthur is located in Claiborne County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Arthur.
    • Texas
      • Lamar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Arthur [Lamar County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Arthur [Salt Lake County].
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Arthur [Montgomery County].
    • West Virginia
      • Grant County
      • This Arthur is located in Grant County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Arthur.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Arthur is located in Grant County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Arthur.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arthur ...

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.

  • Creek Bank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Bank
  • Damascus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Goldstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gordonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
  • Living Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Living Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
  • Peepabun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peepabun
  • Riverbank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Riverstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Spruce Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Green came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Green

How Far From Arthur to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Arthur to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arthur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Arthur 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8334, Longitude: -80.5364    
<3>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 Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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 Arthur 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 309.713 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.269 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.385 degrees.




 

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