We found eight communities that share the name Gibraltar.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Gibraltar.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, four are located in Canada and four are in the United States.
This Gibraltar lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Gibraltar lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Michigan
Wayne County
This Gibraltar is located in Wayne County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Gibraltar.
North Carolina
Union County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Gibraltar.
Nova Scotia
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Gibraltar is located in Berks County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Gibraltar.
Quebec
This Gibraltar lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Washington
Skagit County
This Gibraltar is located in Skagit County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Gibraltar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibraltar ...
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.
Bass Creek (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gibraltar to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibraltar and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gibraltar to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gibraltar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibraltar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7626, Longitude: -82.1010
<2>
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 Gibraltar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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.
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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.
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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 Gibraltar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.593 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.558 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.413 degrees.