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Communities Also Named Colwell ...
We found six communities that share the name Colwell.
Within Ontario, the name Colwell is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Colwell is located in Calhoun County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Colwell.
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Colwell is located in Fannin County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Colwell.
- Iowa
- Floyd County
- This Colwell is located in Floyd County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Colwell.
- Michigan
- Montcalm 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 Colwell [Montcalm County].
- New Jersey
- Atlantic 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 New Jersey community of Colwell [Atlantic County].
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong 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 Colwell [Armstrong County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colwell ...
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.
- Cookstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crossland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edenvale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- Edgar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove has also been known as:
- Maplegrove
- Shanty Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springhunt Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhunt Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhunt Island
- Strongville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strongville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongville
- Former names for Strongville:
- Silver Shoe
- Sunnidale Station
How Far From Colwell 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 Colwell to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colwell and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Colwell to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colwell. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3415, Longitude: -79.7882 |
| <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 Colwell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Colwell 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 309.188 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.756 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.806 degrees. |
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