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Communities Also Named Ellwood ...

We found nine communities that share the name Ellwood.

Within Ontario, the name Ellwood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Ellwood is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 2,427 miles [3,905.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Ellwood.
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Ellwood is located in Richmond County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Ellwood.
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb 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 Ellwood [DeKalb County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Ellwood is located in Pike County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Ellwood.
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Ellwood is located in Dorchester County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Ellwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill 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 Pennsylvania community of Ellwood [Schuylkill 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 Pennsylvania community of Ellwood [Washington County].
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Ellwood is located in Berkeley County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Ellwood.
    • Texas
      • Lubbock 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 Texas community of Ellwood [Lubbock County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellwood ...

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.

  • Blossom Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Park
  • Centretown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • City View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabeth Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Federal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Heron Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heron Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hogs Back
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogs Back came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogs Back
  • Hunt Club
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
  • Hunt Club Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club Park
  • Playfair Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
    • Skyline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Victory Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,177 miles [6,722.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3667, Longitude: -75.6642    
<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 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 Ellwood 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>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 Ellwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.413 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.808 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.274 degrees.




 

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