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Communities Also Named Galt ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Galt.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Galt.
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 eleven communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Galt is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Galt.
- Florida
- Santa Rosa 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 Florida community of Galt [Santa Rosa County].
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- This Galt is located in Whiteside County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Galt.
- Iowa
- Wright County
- This Galt is located in Wright County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Galt.
- Kansas
- Rice County
- This Galt is located in Rice County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Galt.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Galt is located in Carroll County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Galt.
- Michigan
- Missaukee 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 Galt [Missaukee County].
- Montmorency 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 Michigan community of Galt [Montmorency County].
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- This Galt is located in Grundy County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Galt.
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Galt is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Galt.
- North Dakota
- Walsh 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 North Dakota community of Galt [Walsh County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galt ...
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.
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Bruces
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruces came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruces
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Fisher Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Former names for German Mills:
- Bleam's Mills
- Edinburgh
- Hopewell Mills
- Jewsburg
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littles Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Corners
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stanley Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Park
How Far From Galt 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 Galt to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galt and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Galt to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galt. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Galt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3561, Longitude: -80.3110 |
| <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 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 Galt 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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Galt 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 309.604 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.071 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.464 degrees. |
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