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Communities Also Named Enfield ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Enfield.

Within Ontario, the name Enfield is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eighteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other seventeen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Enfield is located in Hartford County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Enfield.
    • Illinois
      • White County
      • This Enfield is located in White County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Enfield.
    • Kansas
      • Grant 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 Enfield [Grant County].
      • Hamilton 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 Kansas community of Enfield [Hamilton County].
      • Rooks 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 Kansas community of Enfield [Rooks County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Enfield is located in Penobscot County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Enfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Enfield [Hampshire County].
    • Minnesota
      • Wright County
      • This Enfield is located in Wright County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Enfield.
    • Nebraska
      • Greeley 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 Nebraska community of Enfield [Greeley County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Enfield is located in Grafton County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Enfield.
    • New York
      • Tompkins County
      • This Enfield is located in Tompkins County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Enfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Enfield is located in Halifax County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Enfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Enfield lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the east.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Enfield [Harrison County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan 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 Oklahoma community of Enfield [Logan County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Enfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Enfield.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Enfield [Providence County].
    • Virginia
      • King William County
      • This Enfield is located in King William County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of Enfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enfield ...

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.

  • Cedar Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Shores came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Coronation Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronation Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronation Gardens
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Honey's Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey's Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey's Beach
  • Janetville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janetville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janetville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janetville <5>
  • Lotus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
  • Maple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchells Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corners
  • Pine Point ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Prince Albert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Albert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Albert
  • Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Purple Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunrise Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunset View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Williams Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Enfield to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0200, Longitude: -78.8358    
<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 Enfield 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>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 Enfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Enfield 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 308.602 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.045 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.467 degrees.




 

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