We found seven communities that share the name Latimer.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Latimer.
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.
This Latimer is located in Franklin County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Latimer.
Kansas
Morris County
This Latimer is located in Morris County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Latimer.
Mississippi
Jackson County
This Latimer is located in Jackson County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Latimer.
Ohio
Trumbull County
This Latimer is located in Trumbull County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Latimer.
South Carolina
Abbeville County
This Latimer is located in Abbeville County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Latimer.
Utah
Iron County
This Latimer is located in Iron County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Latimer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latimer ...
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.
Cedar Lake (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Latimer to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Latimer and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Latimer to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Latimer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Latimer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3667, Longitude: -76.5167
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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.
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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.
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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 Latimer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.083 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.394 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.17 degrees.