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Communities Also Named Cardiff ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Cardiff.

Within Ontario, the name Cardiff is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Cardiff is located in Jefferson County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cardiff.
    • Alberta
      • This Cardiff lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Cardiff is located in Scott County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cardiff.
    • California
      • San Diego 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 California community of Cardiff [San Diego County].
    • Colorado
      • Garfield County
      • This Cardiff is located in Garfield County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Cardiff.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Cardiff is located in New Castle County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Cardiff.
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Cardiff is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Cardiff.
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Cardiff is located in Livingston County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cardiff.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Cardiff is located in Cecil County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Cardiff.
      • Harford County
      • This Cardiff is located in Harford County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cardiff.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Cardiff is located in Atlantic County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Cardiff.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Cardiff is located in Onondaga County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Cardiff.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Cardiff is located in Cambria County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Cardiff.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Cardiff is located in Roane County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cardiff.
    • Texas
      • Waller County
      • This Cardiff is located in Waller County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Cardiff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardiff ...

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.

  • Cheddar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheddar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
  • Deer Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Faraday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faraday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faraday <4>
  • Hickey Settlement
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickey Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Settlement
  • Hotspur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotspur came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotspur
  • Hughes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Ironsides
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
  • Maxwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Nobbs Siding
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobbs Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobbs Siding
  • Rose Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cardiff to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,287 miles [6,899.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cardiff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cardiff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cardiff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9994, Longitude: -78.0142    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cardiff 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cardiff 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 307.974 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.497 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.631 degrees.




 

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