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Communities Also Named German Settlement ...
We found five communities that share the name German Settlement.
Within Ontario, the name German Settlement is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Nez Perce County
- This German Settlement is located in Nez Perce County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of German Settlement.
- Michigan
- Mason 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 German Settlement [Mason County].
- Missouri
- Butler County
- Although located in Butler County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of German Settlement.
- Nebraska
- Cherry County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cherry County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of German Settlement.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This German Settlement is located in Centre County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of German Settlement.
Curious and Interesting Names Near German Settlement ...
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.
- Deacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Golden Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Harriets Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriets Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriets Corners
- Lake Clear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Clear came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Clear
- Lost Nation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Centre
- Ruby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From German Settlement 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 community such as German Settlement to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in German Settlement and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from German Settlement to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- German Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in German Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5222, Longitude: -77.4525 |
| <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 German Settlement 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 German Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 German Settlement 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 307.551 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.107 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.109 degrees. |
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