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Communities Also Named Dunbar ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Dunbar.

Within Ontario, the name Dunbar is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • This Dunbar is located in Washington County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dunbar.
    • Alaska
      • 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 Alaska community of Dunbar.
    • Illinois
      • Stephenson 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 Illinois community of Dunbar [Stephenson County].
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • This Dunbar is located in Marshall County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Dunbar.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This Dunbar is located in Butler County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Dunbar.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Dunbar is located in Baltimore County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Dunbar.
    • Minnesota
      • Itasca County
      • This Dunbar is located in Itasca County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Dunbar.
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes 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 Mississippi community of Dunbar [Lowndes County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dunbar [Washington County].
    • Nebraska
      • Otoe County
      • This Dunbar is located in Otoe County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Dunbar.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Dunbar is located in Broome County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Dunbar.
    • North Carolina
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Dunbar is located in Edgecombe County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Dunbar.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Dunbar is located in Washington County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dunbar.
    • Oklahoma
      • Love County
      • This Dunbar is located in Love County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Dunbar.
      • Pushmataha County
      • This Dunbar is located in Pushmataha County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pushmataha County community of Dunbar.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Dunbar is located in Fayette County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Dunbar.
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Dunbar is located in Georgetown County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Dunbar.
      • Marlboro County
      • This Dunbar is located in Marlboro County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Dunbar.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Dunbar is located in Decatur County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Dunbar.
    • Texas
      • Rains County
      • This Dunbar is located in Rains County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Dunbar.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Dunbar is located in Wise County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Dunbar.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Dunbar is located in Kanawha County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Dunbar.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Dunbar is located in Marinette County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Dunbar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunbar ...

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.

  • Archer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Forward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
  • Goldfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Inkerman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
  • Limerick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Maple Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Melvin Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Muttonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttonville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
  • Nation Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Vinegar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

How Far From Dunbar to ...

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 Dunbar to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Dunbar to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunbar. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunbar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunbar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0442, Longitude: -75.2314    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Dunbar 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>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 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 Dunbar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.179 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.492 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.212 degrees.




 

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