RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Province of Ontario >> Fraser >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...
















Communities Also Named Fraser ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Fraser.

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

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, four are located in Canada and nine are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Fraser #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Fraser.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Fraser lies 2,572 miles [4,139.2 km]<2> to the northwest.
    • Colorado
      • Grand County
      • This Fraser is located in Grand County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Fraser.
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Fraser is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Fraser.
      • Shoshone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Fraser [Shoshone County].
    • Illinois
      • Macon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fraser [Macon County].
    • Iowa
      • Boone County
      • This Fraser is located in Boone County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Fraser.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This Fraser is located in Macomb County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Fraser.
    • Nebraska
      • Phelps County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Fraser [Phelps County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fraser lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Fraser is located in Delaware County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fraser.
      • Livingston County
      • This Fraser is located in Livingston County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Fraser.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fraser ...

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.

  • Beaverdams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdams
    • Beaverdams has also been known as:
    • Beaver Dams
  • Black Horse Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowland
  • Falls View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
  • Greens Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Stevensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Varsity Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
    • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County (NY)
  • White Pigeon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fraser to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fraser 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fraser) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fraser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0442, Longitude: -79.1233    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Fraser 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 308.869 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.193 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.012 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024