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Communities Also Named Atkinson ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Atkinson.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Atkinson.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these sixteen communities, .
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke 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 Atkinson [Clarke County].
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Atkinson is located in Brantley County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Atkinson.
- Wayne 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 Atkinson [Wayne County].
- Illinois
- Henry County
- This Atkinson is located in Henry County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Atkinson.
- Indiana
- Benton County
- This Atkinson is located in Benton County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Atkinson.
- Kentucky
- Hopkins 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 Atkinson [Hopkins County].
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Atkinson.
- Maryland
- Somerset 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 Maryland community of Atkinson [Somerset County].
- Michigan
- Iron 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 Michigan community of Atkinson [Iron County].
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- This Atkinson is located in Carlton County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Atkinson.
- Nebraska
- Holt County
- This Atkinson is located in Holt County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Atkinson.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Atkinson is located in Rockingham County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Atkinson.
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- This Atkinson is located in Pender County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Atkinson.
- Nova Scotia
- This Atkinson lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the east northeast.
- Utah
- Summit County
- This Atkinson is located in Summit County and lies 1,793 miles [2,885.6 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Atkinson.
- Washington
- King County
- This Atkinson is located in King County and lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Atkinson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atkinson ...
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.
- Brewer Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hills
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cheeseborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeseborough came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseborough
- Ida Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Hill
- Joyceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marble Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willowbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Atkinson 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 Atkinson to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atkinson and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Atkinson to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,238 miles [6,820.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Atkinson 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atkinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atkinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3872, Longitude: -76.2772 |
| <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 Atkinson, 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 Atkinson 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 306.928 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.223 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.043 degrees. |
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