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Communities Also Named Essex ...

We found 32 communities that share the name Essex.

Within Ontario, the name Essex is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • White 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 Essex [White County].
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Essex is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Essex.
      • Nevada 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 Essex [Nevada County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Essex is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Essex.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Essex is located in Middlesex County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Essex.
    • Georgia
      • Oconee County
      • This Essex is located in Oconee County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Essex.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Essex is located in Cook County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Essex.
      • Kankakee County
      • This Essex is located in Kankakee County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Essex.
      • Will County
      • This Essex is located in Will County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Essex.
    • Iowa
      • Page County
      • This Essex is located in Page County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Essex.
    • Kansas
      • Finney 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 Essex [Finney County].
      • Shawnee 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 Essex [Shawnee County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Essex is located in Baltimore County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Essex.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Essex is located in Essex County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Essex.
      • Suffolk 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 Massachusetts community of Essex [Suffolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim 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 Michigan community of Essex [Antrim County].
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail 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 Essex [Otter Tail County].
    • Mississippi
      • Quitman County
      • This Essex is located in Quitman County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of Essex.
    • Missouri
      • Stoddard County
      • This Essex is located in Stoddard County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Essex.
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • This Essex is located in Flathead County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Essex.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Essex.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex 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 New Jersey community of Essex [Essex County].
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • This Essex is located in Essex County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Essex.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Essex is located in Halifax County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Essex.
      • Henderson County
      • This Essex is located in Henderson County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Essex.
    • North Dakota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Essex is located in Ramsey County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Essex.
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Essex.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Essex is located in Lawrence County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Essex.
      • Union County
      • This Essex is located in Union County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Essex.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden 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 Vermont community of Essex [Chittenden County].
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This Essex is located in Thurston County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Essex.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone 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 West Virginia community of Essex [Boone County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Essex ...

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 Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Edgars
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
  • Fairplay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Forest Glade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glade came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
  • Kingsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maidstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidstone <5>
  • New California
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
  • Oliver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pike Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Park
  • Roseland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 419 miles [674.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Essex 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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Essex: www.townofessex.on.ca/

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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Essex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Essex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1732, Longitude: -82.8201    
<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 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 Essex 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>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 Essex 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 311.285 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.792 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.123 degrees.




 

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