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Communities Also Named Avonmore ...

We found three communities that share the name Avonmore.

Within Ontario, the name Avonmore is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Avonmore lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana 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 Pennsylvania community of Avonmore [Indiana County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Avonmore is located in Westmoreland County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Avonmore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avonmore ...

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.

  • Dyer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Finch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
  • Goldfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Gravel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Longtinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtinville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtinville
  • Monkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • Moose Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Creek <4>
  • Sandtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Valleys Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleys Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleys Corners

How Far From Avonmore to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Avonmore to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Avonmore to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,156 miles [6,688.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avonmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avonmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2080, Longitude: -75.0331    
<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 Avonmore 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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Avonmore 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 306.03 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.353 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.033 degrees.









 

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