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Communities Also Named Gloucester ...
We found four communities that share the name Gloucester.
Within Ontario, the name Gloucester is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Gloucester is located in Essex County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Gloucester.
- New Jersey
- Camden 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 New Jersey community of Gloucester [Camden County].
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Gloucester is located in Carteret County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Gloucester.
- Virginia
- Gloucester County
- This Gloucester is located in Gloucester County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Gloucester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gloucester ...
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.
- Centretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
- Heron Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiawatha Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Park
- Hunt Club Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club Park
- Kingsview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Park
- Lower Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Manor Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orleans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Playfair Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
- Queenswood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenswood Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenswood Village
- Riverview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Gloucester 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 Gloucester to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gloucester and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gloucester: www.city.gloucester.on.ca/ 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' (or 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- Gloucester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gloucester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4474, Longitude: -75.5939 |
| <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 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 Gloucester 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> | 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 Gloucester to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.759 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.199 degrees. |
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