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Communities Also Named Hughes ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Hughes.

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

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 23 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 23 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Hughes lies 3,061 miles [4,926.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden 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 Arkansas community of Hughes [Crittenden County].
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Hughes is located in Saint Francis County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Hughes.
    • California
      • Fresno 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 Hughes [Fresno County].
    • Georgia
      • Murray 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 Georgia community of Hughes [Murray County].
      • Wilkinson 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 Georgia community of Hughes [Wilkinson County].
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • This Hughes is located in Edgar County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Hughes.
    • Kansas
      • Thomas 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 Kansas community of Hughes [Thomas County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Hughes is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Hughes.
    • Missouri
      • Nodaway 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 Missouri community of Hughes [Nodaway County].
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Hughes is located in Avery County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Hughes.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Hughes is located in Butler County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hughes.
    • Oklahoma
      • Latimer County
      • This Hughes is located in Latimer County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Hughes.
    • South Carolina
      • Bamberg County
      • This Hughes is located in Bamberg County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bamberg County community of Hughes.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Hughes [Hamilton County].
      • Macon 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 Tennessee community of Hughes [Macon County].
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Hughes.
      • Galveston County
      • This community is historic and although located in Galveston County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Hughes.
      • Irion County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hughes [Irion County].
      • Newton County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hughes [Newton County].
      • Tom Green County
      • This community is historic and although located in Tom Green County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tom Green County community of Hughes.
      • Victoria County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hughes [Victoria County].
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison 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 West Virginia community of Hughes [Harrison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughes ...

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.

  • Cheddar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheddar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
  • Deer Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Faraday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faraday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faraday <5>
  • Graphite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graphite came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
  • Greenview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickey Settlement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickey Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Settlement
  • Ironsides
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
  • Maple Leaf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Nobbs Siding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobbs Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobbs Siding
  • Scotch Bush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hughes to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,281 miles [6,889.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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- Hughes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1069, Longitude: -77.9525    
<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 Hughes 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 Hughes, 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 Hughes 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 307.922 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.456 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.552 degrees.




 

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