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Communities Also Named Cheney ...

We found nine communities that share the name Cheney.

Within Ontario, the name Cheney is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chattooga County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cheney [Chattooga County].
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cheney [Fulton County].
    • Iowa
      • Benton County
      • This Cheney is located in Benton County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Cheney.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Cheney is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Cheney.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Cheney is located in Douglas County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Cheney.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Cheney is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Cheney.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Cheney is located in Coos County and lies 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Cheney.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Cheney is located in Spokane County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Cheney.
    • Wisconsin
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cheney [Columbia County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheney ...

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.

  • Centrefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrefield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrefield
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Edwards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Forest Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forget
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forget came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forget
  • French Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
  • Glenburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Leonard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Longtinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtinville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtinville
  • Martins Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corners
  • Rockdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Rockland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <5>

How Far From Cheney to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Cheney to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,158 miles [6,691.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cheney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4133, Longitude: -75.2431    
<3>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 Cheney 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.
<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'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 Cheney 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 306.136 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.506 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.038 degrees.




 

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