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Communities Also Named Becker ...
We found nine communities that share the name Becker.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Becker.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hot Spring 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 Arkansas community of Becker [Hot Spring County].
- Florida
- Nassau County
- This Becker is located in Nassau County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Becker.
- Minnesota
- Sherburne County
- This Becker is located in Sherburne County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherburne County community of Becker.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Becker is located in Monroe County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Becker.
- Missouri
- Franklin 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 Missouri community of Becker [Franklin County].
- New Mexico
- Valencia County
- This Becker is located in Valencia County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Becker.
- Texas
- Kaufman County
- This Becker is located in Kaufman County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Becker.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie 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 Wisconsin community of Becker [Outagamie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Becker ...
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.
In the vicinity of Becker, Cree is located less than 2 miles<2> to the Northwest
How Far From Becker 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 Becker to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Becker and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Becker to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Becker 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Becker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Becker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2000, Longitude: -84.6708 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Becker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.062 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.736 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.431 degrees. |
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