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Communities Also Named Goodwin ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Goodwin.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai 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 Goodwin [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Goodwin.
    • California
      • San Luis Obispo 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 California community of Goodwin [San Luis Obispo County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Goodwin is located in Aroostook County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Goodwin.
    • Nebraska
      • Dakota County
      • This Goodwin is located in Dakota County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Goodwin.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Goodwin.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland 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 North Carolina community of Goodwin [Cumberland County].
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Goodwin is located in Monroe County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Goodwin.
      • Paulding 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 Ohio community of Goodwin [Paulding County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Ellis County
      • This Goodwin is located in Ellis County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Goodwin.
      • Woodward 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 Oklahoma community of Goodwin [Woodward County].
    • South Dakota
      • Deuel County
      • This Goodwin is located in Deuel County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Goodwin.
    • Texas
      • Comal 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 Texas community of Goodwin [Comal County].
      • San Augustine County
      • This Goodwin is located in San Augustine County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Goodwin.
    • Virginia
      • Spotsylvania 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 Virginia community of Goodwin [Spotsylvania County].
    • Washington
      • Stevens 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 Washington community of Goodwin [Stevens County].
    • West Virginia
      • Upshur County
      • This Goodwin is located in Upshur County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Goodwin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodwin ...

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.

  • Low Bush
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Bush came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Bush
  • Low Bush River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Bush River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Bush River
  • Mace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mace came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 304 miles [489.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Goodwin 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 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,211 miles [6,776.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 Goodwin, 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 from Point A (ie- Goodwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9039, Longitude: -79.6922    
<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 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 Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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 308.635 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.869 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.736 degrees.




 

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