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Communities Also Named Ingersoll ...

We found seven communities that share the name Ingersoll.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Dallas 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 Iowa community of Ingersoll [Dallas County].
    • Michigan
      • Clinton 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 Ingersoll [Clinton County].
    • North Dakota
      • McLean 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 North Dakota community of Ingersoll [McLean County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Alfalfa County
      • This Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alfalfa County community of Ingersoll.
    • Virginia
      • Surry 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 Virginia community of Ingersoll [Surry County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This Ingersoll is located in Marathon County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Ingersoll.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingersoll ...

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.

  • Cobble Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
  • Codys Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dicksons Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicksons Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksons Corners
  • Evelyn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Harrietsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietsville
  • Holiday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday
  • Huntingford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntingford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingford
  • Perrys Lane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Lane came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Lane
  • Three Bridges
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tollgate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tollgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
  • Willow Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From Ingersoll to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Ingersoll to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 304 miles [489.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ingersoll 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 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Ingersoll: www.town.ingersoll.on.ca/

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 Ingersoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Ingersoll 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>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 from Point A (ie- Ingersoll) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingersoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0392, Longitude: -80.8836    
<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 Ingersoll 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 309.994 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.462 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.867 degrees.




 

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