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Communities Also Named Flanders ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Flanders.
Within Ontario, the name Flanders is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Flanders is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Flanders.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Flanders is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Flanders.
- New Haven County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Flanders [New Haven County].
- New London County
- This Flanders is located in New London County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Flanders.
- Georgia
- Emanuel 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 Georgia community of Flanders [Emanuel County].
- Louisiana
- Lafayette Parish
- This Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Flanders.
- Michigan
- Alpena County
- This Flanders is located in Alpena County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Flanders.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Flanders is located in Morris County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Flanders.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Flanders is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Flanders.
- Quebec
- This Flanders lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the east.
- Texas
- Val Verde County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Val Verde County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Flanders.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flanders ...
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.
- Calm Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calm Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Lake
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Horse Collar Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Collar Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Collar Junction
- Leatherdale Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leatherdale Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherdale Landing
- Lone Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Overflow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overflow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overflow
- Steep Rock Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Rock Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Rock Lake
- Turtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
How Far From Flanders to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Flanders to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flanders and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Flanders to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flanders. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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- Flanders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7333, Longitude: -92.0833 |
| <2> | 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 Flanders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Flanders 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Flanders to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.381 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.634 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.88 degrees. |
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