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Communities Also Named Electric ...

We found three communities that share the name Electric.

Within Ontario, the name Electric is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Electric [Saline County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Electric [Los Angeles County].
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This Electric is located in Park County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Electric.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Electric ...

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.

  • Babys Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babys Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babys Point
  • Bear Line
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawn Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Valley
  • Louiseville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Leaf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
    • Maple Leaf is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Mitchell's Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell's Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell's Bay
  • Oriole Parkway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole Parkway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Parkway
  • Pain Court
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Siding
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Siding
  • Roberts Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
    • Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Terminus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminus

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 386 miles [621.2 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Electric to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Electric, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Electric 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Electric) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Electric. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5178, Longitude: -82.3519    
<4>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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Electric 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 310.968 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.484 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.774 degrees.




 

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