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Communities Also Named Irena ...

We found two communities that share the name Irena.

Within Ontario, the name Irena is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Worth County
      • This Irena is located in Worth County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Irena.
    • North Carolina
      • Clay 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 Carolina community of Irena [Clay County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irena ...

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.

  • Chipman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
    • Chipman is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Crystal Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Drews Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
    • Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Glen Stewart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Stewart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Stewart
  • Inkerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
  • Mainsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
  • Mariatown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariatown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariatown
  • Muttonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttonville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
  • Red Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Red Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Rosehaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehaven
  • Stampville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stampville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampville
  • Sucker Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sucker Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Brook
    • Sucker Brook is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Vinegar Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Irena to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> 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 just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,180 miles [6,727.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8889, Longitude: -75.3228    
<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 Irena 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Irena 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 306.257 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.554 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.333 degrees.




 

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