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Communities Also Named Blackwell ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Blackwell.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison 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 Blackwell [Madison County].
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Blackwell is located in Conway County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Blackwell.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb 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 Blackwell [Cobb County].
      • Jasper County
      • This Blackwell is located in Jasper County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Blackwell.
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Blackwell is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Blackwell.
    • Kentucky
      • Henry 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 Blackwell [Henry County].
    • Maine
      • 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 Maine community of Blackwell [Somerset County].
    • Missouri
      • Macon County
      • Although located in Macon County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Blackwell.
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Blackwell.
    • North Carolina
      • Caswell County
      • This Blackwell is located in Caswell County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Blackwell.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kay County
      • This Blackwell is located in Kay County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kay County community of Blackwell.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This Blackwell is located in Tioga County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Blackwell.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger 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 Tennessee community of Blackwell [Grainger County].
    • Texas
      • Nolan County
      • This Blackwell is located in Nolan County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Blackwell.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Blackwell is located in Washington County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Blackwell.
    • Wisconsin
      • Forest County
      • This Blackwell is located in Forest County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Blackwell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackwell ...

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.

  • Coronation Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronation Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronation Park
  • Errol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
  • Fourth Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Line
  • Gardendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Lucasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marthaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
  • South Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • South Park is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Wees Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Blackwell 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 Blackwell to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 367 miles [590.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Blackwell to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 Blackwell 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0203, Longitude: -82.3197    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Blackwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.921 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.507 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.576 degrees.




 

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