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Communities Also Named Bullock ...

We found nine communities that share the name Bullock.

Within Ontario, the name Bullock is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Crenshaw County
      • This Bullock is located in Crenshaw County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Bullock.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Bullock is located in Frederick County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Bullock.
    • Michigan
      • Alpena 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 Michigan community of Bullock [Alpena County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tippah 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 Mississippi community of Bullock [Tippah County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Bullock is located in Burlington County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Bullock.
    • North Carolina
      • Granville County
      • This Bullock is located in Granville County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Bullock.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood 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 South Carolina community of Bullock [Greenwood County].
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • This Bullock is located in Eastland County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Bullock.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Bullock is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Bullock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bullock ...

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.

  • California
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Clydesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clydesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesville
  • French Line
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Line
  • Hood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hopetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
  • Joes Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Lake
  • Lloyd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Playfairville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfairville
    • Former names for Playfairville:
    • Playfair Mills
    • Playfair Rapids
    • Playfairville has also been known as:
    • Playfair
  • Poland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Union Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall

How Far From Bullock to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Bullock to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,220 miles [6,791.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bullock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bullock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1039, Longitude: -76.4700    
<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 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 Bullock 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>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 Bullock, 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 Bullock 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 306.965 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.383 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.805 degrees.




 

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