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Communities Also Named Borden ...

We found nine communities that share the name Borden.

Within Ontario, the name Borden is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno 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 California community of Borden [Fresno County].
      • Madera County
      • This Borden is located in Madera County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Borden.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Borden is located in Clark County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Borden.
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Borden is located in Steuben County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Borden.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Borden lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Borden lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<2> to the northwest.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Borden is located in Sumter County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Borden.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Borden is located in Colorado County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Borden.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Borden is located in Millard County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Borden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borden ...

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.

  • Cookstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edenvale ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
  • Elder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Everett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Honeywood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood
  • Lavender
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavender came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
  • Springhunt Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhunt Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhunt Island
  • Springwater Lakes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater Lakes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Lakes
  • Strongville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strongville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongville
    • Former names for Strongville:
    • Silver Shoe
    • Sunnidale Station
  • Terra Nova
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Violet Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Borden to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Borden. 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 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 Borden 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Borden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Borden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2853, Longitude: -79.8951    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<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 Borden 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 309.262 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.83 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.883 degrees.




 

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