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Communities Also Named Markham ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Markham.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Markham.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Markham #1
      • This Markham lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Sonoma County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Markham.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Markham [Orange County].
      • Seminole County
      • This Markham is located in Seminole County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Markham.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Markham is located in Cook County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Markham.
      • Morgan County
      • This Markham is located in Morgan County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Markham.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Markham is located in Saint Louis County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Markham.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Markham is located in Sunflower County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Markham.
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This Markham is located in Creek County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Markham.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Markham is located in Delaware County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Markham.
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Markham [Warren County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Markham [Lake County].
    • Texas
      • Matagorda County
      • This Markham is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Markham.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Markham is located in Fauquier County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Markham.
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Markham is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Markham.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Markham is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Markham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Markham ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
  • Cherrywood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Cherrywood Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Station
  • Dixie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Downsview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairport Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Beach
  • German Mills ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
  • Glasgow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Green River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • King City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lemonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lincolnville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Maple
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <5>
    • Peach's
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach's
      • Peach's has also been known as:
      • Peaches
    • Rosebank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
    • Rosebank Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Thornhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornhill <5>

How Far From Markham 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 town such as Markham to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Markham to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

The official website for Markham: www.markham.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- Markham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Markham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8557, Longitude: -79.3338    
<2>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 Markham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Markham 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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Markham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.936 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.396 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.782 degrees.




 

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