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Communities Also Named Harper ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Harper.

Within Ontario, the name Harper is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 28 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 27 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Modoc County
      • This Harper is located in Modoc County and lies 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Harper.
      • San Bernardino 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 California community of Harper [San Bernardino County].
    • Florida
      • Santa Rosa County
      • This Harper is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Harper.
    • Georgia
      • Elbert County
      • This Harper is located in Elbert County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Harper.
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • This Harper is located in Ogle County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Harper.
      • White 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 Illinois community of Harper [White County].
    • Indiana
      • Decatur County
      • This Harper is located in Decatur County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Harper.
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Harper is located in Keokuk County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Harper.
      • Page 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 Iowa community of Harper [Page County].
    • Kansas
      • Harper County
      • This Harper is located in Harper County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Harper.
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This Harper is located in Magoffin County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Harper.
    • Maryland
      • Talbot 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 Maryland community of Harper [Talbot County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim 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 Harper [Antrim County].
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Harper [Wayne County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Harper is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Harper.
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Harper is located in Johnston County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Harper.
    • Ohio
      • Greene County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Greene County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Harper.
      • Logan County
      • This Harper is located in Logan County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Harper.
      • Ross County
      • This Harper is located in Ross County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Harper.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Harper is located in Malheur County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Harper.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Harper lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Texas
      • Gillespie County
      • This Harper is located in Gillespie County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Harper.
    • Utah
      • Carbon County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Carbon County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Harper.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Harper is located in Wise County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Harper.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Harper is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Harper.
    • West Virginia
      • Pendleton County
      • This Harper is located in Pendleton County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Harper.
      • Raleigh County
      • This Harper is located in Raleigh County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Harper.
    • Wyoming
      • Albany County
      • This Harper is located in Albany County and lies 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Harper.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harper ...

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.

  • Bullock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Clydesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clydesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesville
  • Craig Shore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Shore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Shore
  • Glenview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • High Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Hood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hopetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
  • Jamesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Playfairville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfairville
    • Former names for Playfairville:
    • Playfair Mills
    • Playfair Rapids
    • Playfairville has also been known as:
    • Playfair
  • Poland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Scotch Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotch Line
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Line
  • Scotch Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotch Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
    • Scotch Point has also been known as:
    • Cranworth Post Office
  • Stanleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Harper to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harper. 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 '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- Harper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9194, Longitude: -76.3550    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Harper 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 Harper, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Harper 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 306.914 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.295 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.834 degrees.




 

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