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Communities Also Named Erie ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Erie.

Within Ontario, the name Erie is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 24 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 23 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale 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 Alabama community of Erie [Hale County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Erie lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • California
      • San Benito 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 California community of Erie [San Benito County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Erie is located in Weld County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Erie.
    • Florida
      • Manatee County
      • This Erie is located in Manatee County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Erie.
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Erie is located in Whiteside County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Erie.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Erie is located in Lawrence County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Erie.
      • Miami County
      • This Erie is located in Miami County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Erie.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley 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 Kansas community of Erie [Cowley County].
      • Neosho County
      • This Erie is located in Neosho County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Erie.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Erie is located in Monroe County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Erie.
    • Minnesota
      • Becker 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 Minnesota community of Erie [Becker County].
      • Pennington County
      • This Erie is located in Pennington County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Erie.
    • Missouri
      • Camden County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Camden County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Erie.
      • McDonald County
      • This Erie is located in McDonald County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Erie.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Erie is located in Clark County and lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Erie.
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • This Erie is located in Cass County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Erie.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Erie.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kay 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 Oklahoma community of Erie [Kay County].
      • Kingfisher 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 Oklahoma community of Erie [Kingfisher County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Erie is located in Erie County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Erie.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens 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 South Carolina community of Erie [Laurens County].
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon County
      • This Erie is located in Loudon County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Erie.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Erie is located in Harrison County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Erie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Erie ...

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.

  • Cheapside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fisherville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Hickory Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lambs Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nelles Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Credit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Peacock Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Point
  • Sandy Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cove
  • Springvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Erie to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Erie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Erie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Erie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9003, Longitude: -80.0044    
<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 Erie 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>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.
<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 Erie 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 309.441 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.816 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.495 degrees.




 

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