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Communities Also Named London ...

We found 35 communities that share the name London.

Within Ontario, the name London is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of London, we know of eight communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Conecuh County
      • This London is located in Conecuh County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of London.
      • Marengo 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 Alabama community of London [Marengo County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This London is located in Montgomery County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of London.
      • Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of London [Saint Clair County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pope County
      • This London is located in Pope County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of London.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This London is located in Tulare County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of London.
    • Colorado
      • Park 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 Colorado community of London [Park County].
    • Indiana
      • Shelby County
      • This London is located in Shelby County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of London.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner 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 London [Sumner County].
    • Kentucky
      • Laurel County
      • This London is located in Laurel County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of London.
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This London is located in Monroe County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of London.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • This London is located in Freeborn County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of London.
      • Lake County
      • This London is located in Lake County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of London.
      • Saint Louis 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 Minnesota community of London [Saint Louis County].
    • Missouri
      • Atchison County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of London [Atchison County].
    • Nebraska
      • Nemaha County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nemaha County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of London.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Darke County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of London.
      • Madison County
      • This London is located in Madison County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of London.
      • Richland County
      • This London is located in Richland County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of London.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This London is located in Lane County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of London.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This London is located in Mercer County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of London.
    • South Carolina
      • 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 South Carolina community of London [York County].
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This London is located in Cocke County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of London.
    • Texas
      • Kimble County
      • This London is located in Kimble County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kimble County community of London.
      • Rusk County
      • This London is located in Rusk County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of London.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This London is located in Kanawha County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of London.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This London is located in Dane County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of London.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Belize
      • Distance: 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<1> to the south southwest
    • England
      • Distance: 3,649 miles [5,872.5 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Equatorial Guinea
      • Distance: 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km]<1> to the east
    • Finland
      • Distance: 3,990 miles [6,421.3 km]<1> to the north northeast
    • Kiribati
      • Distance: 5,427 miles [8,733.9 km]<1> to the west
    • Nigeria
      • Distance: 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km]<1> to the east
    • South Africa
      • - Limpopo
      • Distance: 8,460 miles [13,615.1 km]<1> to the east
      • - Mpumalnga
      • Distance: 8,450 miles [13,599 km] to the east

Curious and Interesting Names Near London ...

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.

  • Calamity Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calamity Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamity Corners
  • Delaware
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Evelyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Littlewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlewood
  • Lobo Siding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobo Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo Siding
  • Manor Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orchard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pottersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
  • Salmonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stoneybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Three Bridges
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • University Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

How Far From London 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 city such as London to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from London to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for London: www.london.ca/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- London) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in London. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9849, Longitude: -81.2453    
<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 London 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>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 London, 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 London 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 310.23 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.72 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.064 degrees.




 

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