We found fourteen communities that share the name La Salle.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named La Salle.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, three are located in Canada and eleven are in the United States.
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of La Salle.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Santa Barbara County
This La Salle is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of La Salle.
Colorado
Weld County
This La Salle is located in Weld County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of La Salle.
Illinois
La Salle County
This La Salle is located in La Salle County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of La Salle.
Manitoba
This La Salle lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the northwest.
Michigan
Monroe County
This La Salle is located in Monroe County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of La Salle.
Minnesota
Watonwan County
This La Salle is located in Watonwan County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of La Salle.
Missouri
Saint Louis City
This La Salle is located in Saint Louis City and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of La Salle.
Montana
Flathead County
This La Salle is located in Flathead County and lies 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of La Salle.
New York
Niagara County
This La Salle is located in Niagara County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of La Salle.
Quebec
This La Salle lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the east northeast.
Texas
Calhoun County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Calhoun County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of La Salle.
Jackson County
This La Salle is located in Jackson County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of La Salle.
La Salle County
This community is historic and although located in La Salle County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of La Salle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Salle ...
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.
Central (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 La Salle to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Salle and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from La Salle to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 La Salle 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.
<2>
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- La Salle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Salle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3174, Longitude: -79.8264
<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 La Salle, 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 La Salle 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 309.296 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.717 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.243 degrees.