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Communities Also Named Glenburn ...

We found seven communities that share the name Glenburn.

Within Ontario, the name Glenburn is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern 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 California community of Glenburn [Kern County].
      • Shasta County
      • This Glenburn is located in Shasta County and lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Glenburn.
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Glenburn is located in Vermilion County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Glenburn.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Glenburn is located in Penobscot County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Glenburn.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • Although located in Forsyth County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Glenburn.
    • North Dakota
      • Renville County
      • This Glenburn is located in Renville County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Glenburn.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Glenburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenburn ...

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.

  • Centrefield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrefield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrefield
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Forest Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • French Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
  • Jessups Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessups Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Falls
  • Leonard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Moose Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Creek <4>
  • Rockdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Rockland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
  • Silver Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Treadwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treadwell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
  • Valleys Corners
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleys Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleys Corners

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Glenburn to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,148 miles [6,675.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 Glenburn 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glenburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4850, Longitude: -75.0742    
<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>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 Glenburn 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 306.018 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.386 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.918 degrees.




 

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