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Communities Also Named Edgar ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Edgar.

Within Ontario, the name Edgar is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Imperial County
      • This Edgar is located in Imperial County and lies 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Edgar.
    • Florida
      • Putnam County
      • This Edgar is located in Putnam County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Edgar.
    • Georgia
      • Whitfield 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 Georgia community of Edgar [Whitfield County].
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • This Edgar is located in Edgar County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Edgar.
    • Montana
      • Carbon County
      • This Edgar is located in Carbon County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Edgar.
    • Nebraska
      • Clay County
      • This Edgar is located in Clay County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Edgar.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Edgar is located in Middlesex County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Edgar.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • This Edgar is located in Randolph County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Edgar.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Edgar [Elk County].
    • Texas
      • DeWitt County
      • This Edgar is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Edgar.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Edgar is located in Caroline County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Edgar.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson 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 West Virginia community of Edgar [Jackson County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This Edgar is located in Marathon County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Edgar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgar ...

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.

  • Coldwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crossland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Edenvale ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
  • Elmvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmvale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmvale <4>
  • Fawn Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Bay
  • Fountain Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Beach
  • Grays Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Bay
  • Joyland Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyland Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyland Beach
  • Maple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove has also been known as:
    • Maplegrove
  • Moonstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstone
  • Rugby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Sandy Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Shanty Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Edgar to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgar. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edgar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5086, Longitude: -79.6212    
<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 Edgar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Edgar 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Edgar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.065 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.644 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.653 degrees.




 

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