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Communities Also Named California ...

We found 21 communities that share the name California.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for California #1
      • This California lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This California is located in Paulding County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of California.
    • Iowa
      • Harrison 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 Iowa community of California [Harrison County].
    • Kansas
      • Coffey 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 Kansas community of California [Coffey County].
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This California is located in Campbell County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of California.
    • Louisiana
      • Madison Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of California [Madison Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This California is located in Aroostook County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of California.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This California is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of California.
      • Wicomico County
      • This California is located in Wicomico County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of California.
    • Michigan
      • Branch County
      • This California is located in Branch County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of California.
    • Missouri
      • Moniteau County
      • This California is located in Moniteau County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of California.
    • North Carolina
      • Dare County
      • This California is located in Dare County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of California.
      • Hertford County
      • This California is located in Hertford County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of California.
      • Madison County
      • This California is located in Madison County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of California.
      • Pitt County
      • This California is located in Pitt County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of California.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This California is located in Hamilton County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of California.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This California is located in Bucks County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of California.
      • Luzerne 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 California [Luzerne County].
      • Montour County
      • This California is located in Montour County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of California.
      • Washington County
      • This California is located in Washington County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of California.
    • Virginia
      • Rockbridge County
      • This California is located in Rockbridge County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of California.

Curious and Interesting Names Near California ...

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.

  • Bullock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Cedar Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Clyde Forks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Forks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Forks
  • Flower Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Station
  • French Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Line
  • Hopetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
  • Joes Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Lake
  • Lloyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Poland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Spruce Hedge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hedge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hedge
  • Union Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from California to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,216 miles [6,785 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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 from Point A (ie- California) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in California. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2194, Longitude: -76.4878    
<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 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 California 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 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.
<5>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 California to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.962 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.399 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.76 degrees.




 

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