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Communities Also Named Cochrane ...

We found six communities that share the name Cochrane.

Within Ontario, the name Cochrane is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pickens County
      • This Cochrane is located in Pickens County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Cochrane.
    • Alberta
      • This Cochrane lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Cochrane is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Cochrane.
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth County
      • This Cochrane is located in Leavenworth County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Cochrane.
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Cochrane [Polk County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This Cochrane is located in Buffalo County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Cochrane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cochrane ...

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.

  • Driftwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
  • Florida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Frederick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederickhouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederickhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickhouse
  • Lower Sturgeon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Sturgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sturgeon
  • Nellie Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie Lake
  • Potter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Welsh
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Wings
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cochrane to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,256 miles [6,849.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Cochrane: www.town.cochrane.on.ca/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cochrane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cochrane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0643, Longitude: -81.0191    
<2>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 Cochrane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cochrane 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 309.53 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.891 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.41 degrees.




 

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