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Communities Also Named Dahlia ...
We found four communities that are also named Dahlia.
Within Ontario, the name Dahlia is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Guadalupe County
- This Dahlia is located in Guadalupe County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Dahlia.
- New York
- Sullivan 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 York community of Dahlia [Sullivan County].
- Virginia
- Greensville County
- This Dahlia is located in Greensville County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Dahlia.
- Washington
- Wahkiakum County
- This Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County and lies 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wahkiakum County community of Dahlia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dahlia ...
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.
- Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Chalk River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Duke Crossing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
- Indian Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Road Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Race Horse Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Round Lake Centre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Squirrel Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Dahlia 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 Dahlia to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dahlia and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Dahlia to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dahlia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dahlia 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> | 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 Dahlia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dahlia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7833, Longitude: -77.5517 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.585 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.188 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.04 degrees. |
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