We found thirteen communities that share the name Driftwood.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Driftwood.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twelve communities, one is located in Canada and the other twelve communities are located in the United States.
This Driftwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Driftwood.
Arkansas
Lawrence County
This Driftwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Driftwood.
Florida
Broward 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 Florida community of Driftwood [Broward County].
Illinois
Cook County
This Driftwood is located in Cook County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Driftwood.
Kansas
Rawlins 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 Kansas community of Driftwood [Rawlins County].
New York
Chautauqua County
This Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Driftwood.
Ohio
Ashtabula County
This Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Driftwood.
Oklahoma
Alfalfa County
This Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alfalfa County community of Driftwood.
Pennsylvania
Cameron County
This Driftwood is located in Cameron County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Driftwood.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Driftwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Driftwood.
Texas
Hays County
This Driftwood is located in Hays County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Driftwood.
West Virginia
Pocahontas 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 West Virginia community of Driftwood [Pocahontas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Driftwood ...
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.
Departure Lake (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Departure Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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 Driftwood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Driftwood and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Driftwood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,622 miles [9,047.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
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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- Driftwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Driftwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1333, Longitude: -81.3833
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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 Driftwood 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Driftwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.774 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.174 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.585 degrees.