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Communities Also Named Howland ...
We found seven communities that share the name Howland.
Within Ontario, the name Howland is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Howland is located in Penobscot County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Howland.
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This Howland is located in Putnam County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Howland.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Howland is located in Cayuga County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Howland.
- Dutchess County
- This Howland is located in Dutchess County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Howland.
- Ohio
- Trumbull 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 Ohio community of Howland [Trumbull County].
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Howland is located in Lamar County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Howland.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Howland is located in Northumberland County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Howland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howland ...
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.
- Burnt River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deep Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bay
- Dutch Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Line
- Galena Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Maxwells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwells came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells
- Miners Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Bay
- Moore Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Falls
- Union Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Howland 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 Howland to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howland and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Howland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howland. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8129, Longitude: -78.6514 |
| <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 Howland 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Howland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.406 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.952 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.035 degrees. |
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