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Communities Also Named Florida ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Florida.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Florida.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Florida #1
      • This Florida lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • La Plata County
      • This Florida is located in La Plata County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Florida.
    • Illinois
      • Randolph 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 Florida [Randolph County].
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Florida is located in Madison County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Florida.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Florida is located in Berkshire County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Florida.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton 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 Michigan community of Florida [Houghton County].
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • This Florida is located in Monroe County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Florida.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana 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 New Mexico community of Florida [Dona Ana County].
      • Luna County
      • This Florida is located in Luna County and lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Florida.
      • Socorro County
      • This Florida is located in Socorro County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Florida.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Florida is located in Orange County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Florida.
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This Florida is located in Henry County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Florida.
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Florida.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Florida ...

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.

  • Driftwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <5>
  • Frederick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederickhouse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederickhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickhouse
  • Nellie Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie Lake
  • Potter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Twin Falls
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
  • Welsh
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Wings
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Florida to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florida. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Florida) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1022, Longitude: -80.8330    
<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 Florida 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 Florida, 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 Florida 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 309.397 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.749 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.287 degrees.




 

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