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Communities Also Named Germania ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Germania.

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

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 ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun 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 Alabama community of Germania [Calhoun County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Germania is located in Jefferson County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Germania.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Germania [Sedgwick County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Germania [Sanilac County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Germania is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Germania.
    • Missouri
      • Schuyler County
      • This Germania is located in Schuyler County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Germania.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Germania is located in Atlantic County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Germania.
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Germania [Ocean County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Germania is located in Potter County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Germania.
    • Texas
      • Midland County
      • This Germania is located in Midland County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Germania.
    • Wisconsin
      • Iron County
      • This Germania is located in Iron County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Germania.
      • Marquette County
      • This Germania is located in Marquette County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Germania.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Germania ...

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.

  • Cedar Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
  • Clear Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Echo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Golden Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hydro Glen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro Glen
  • Ragged Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Rapids
  • Sparrow Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Lake
  • Sunset Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Germania to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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 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 Germania 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Germania) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Germania. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9550, Longitude: -79.2208    
<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 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.
<5>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 Germania to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.375 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.262 degrees.




 

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