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Communities Also Named Godfrey ...

We found nine communities that share the name Godfrey.

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

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Morgan County
      • This Godfrey is located in Morgan County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Godfrey.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Godfrey is located in Madison County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Godfrey.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Godfrey is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Godfrey.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen 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 Kentucky community of Godfrey [Allen County].
    • Michigan
      • Alpena 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 Godfrey [Alpena County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Godfrey is located in Armstrong County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Godfrey.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Godfrey [Stevens County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This Godfrey is located in Mercer County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Godfrey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Godfrey ...

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.

  • Bobs Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobs Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Lake
  • Crow Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Desert Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Elm Tree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Tree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Tree
  • Enterprise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
  • Gull Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gull Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Creek
  • Long Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Raymonds Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymonds Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Corners
  • Rosedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale

How Far From Godfrey to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Godfrey to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Godfrey 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 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Godfrey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Godfrey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Godfrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6253, Longitude: -76.7088    
<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 Godfrey 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 Godfrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Godfrey 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 307.175 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.54 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.147 degrees.




 

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