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Communities Also Named Goldfield ...
We found five communities that share the name Goldfield.
Within Ontario, the name Goldfield is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Goldfield [Pinal County].
- Colorado
- Teller County
- This Goldfield is located in Teller County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Goldfield.
- Iowa
- Wright County
- This Goldfield is located in Wright County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Goldfield.
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Goldfield [Sunflower County].
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of Goldfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldfield ...
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.
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Finch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Forget
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forget came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forget
- Forward
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Longtinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtinville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtinville
- Maple Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Melvin Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morewood
- Nation Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
How Far From Goldfield to ...
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 Goldfield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goldfield and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Goldfield 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 about two full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,164 miles [6,701.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Goldfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goldfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goldfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1236, Longitude: -75.1386 |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Goldfield 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. |
| <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 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 Goldfield 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 306.109 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.427 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.127 degrees. |
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