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Communities Also Named The Island ...

We found twenty communities that share the name The Island.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named The Island.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This The Island is located in Sebastian County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of The Island.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This The Island is located in New Castle County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of The Island.
      • Sussex County
      • This The Island is located in Sussex County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Island.
    • Florida
      • Osceola 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 Florida community of The Island [Osceola County].
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence 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 Illinois community of The Island [Lawrence County].
    • Kansas
      • Neosho 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 The Island [Neosho County].
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This The Island is located in McLean County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of The Island.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of The Island [Iberville Parish].
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This The Island is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of The Island.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This The Island is located in Worcester County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of The Island.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This The Island is located in Saint Louis County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of The Island.
    • New York
      • New York 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 New York community of The Island [New York County].
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This The Island is located in Mahoning County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of The Island.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas 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 Oregon community of The Island [Clackamas County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of The Island [Clinton County].
    • Texas
      • Galveston 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 Texas community of The Island [Galveston County].
      • Madison 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 Texas community of The Island [Madison County].
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This The Island is located in Windsor County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of The Island.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland 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 Virginia community of The Island [Goochland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Island ...

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.

  • Crystal Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Stewart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Stewart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Stewart
  • Hemlock Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Corners
  • Johnstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lords Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Mills
  • Mainsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
  • Red Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Red Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Sparkle City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Swan Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Crossing

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from The Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,192 miles [6,746.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8550, Longitude: -75.5789    
<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 The Island 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 The Island 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 306.425 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.737 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.477 degrees.




 

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