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Communities Also Named Loyal ...

We found six communities that share the name Loyal.

Within Ontario, the name Loyal is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • 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 Arkansas community of Loyal [Sharp County].
    • Indiana
      • Fulton County
      • 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 Indiana community of Loyal [Fulton County].
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • 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 Kansas community of Loyal [Finney County].
      • Gray 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 Kansas community of Loyal [Gray County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Kingfisher County
      • This Loyal is located in Kingfisher County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Loyal.
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • This Loyal is located in Clark County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Loyal.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loyal ...

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.

  • Blue Water Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Water Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Water Beach
  • Bogies Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogies Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogies Beach
  • Crewe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Donnybrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Kingsbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
  • Porter's Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter's Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter's Hill
  • Prosperity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Saltford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltford
  • Summerhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • Sunset Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

How Far From Loyal to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Loyal to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 314 miles [505.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Loyal to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Loyal 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loyal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loyal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7769, Longitude: -81.6703    
<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 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.
<5>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 Loyal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.454 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.095 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.971 degrees.




 

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