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Communities Also Named McQueen ...

We found seven communities that share the name McQueen.

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

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.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga 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 Alabama community of McQueen [Autauga County].
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This McQueen is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of McQueen.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of McQueen [DuPage County].
      • Kane County
      • This McQueen is located in Kane County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of McQueen.
    • Montana
      • Silver Bow County
      • This McQueen is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of McQueen.
    • Oklahoma
      • Harmon County
      • This McQueen is located in Harmon County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of McQueen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McQueen ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • French Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Garden River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gardenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Island Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirbys Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Corner
  • Meadow Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Mission
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Payment
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payment
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Red Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Shallows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
    • Shallows is located in Chippewa County (MI)

How Far From McQueen to ...

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 McQueen to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from McQueen to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 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 McQueen 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McQueen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McQueen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5625, Longitude: -84.3878    
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 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.
<6>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 McQueen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.078 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.35 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.318 degrees.




 

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