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Communities Also Named Midland ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Midland.

Within Ontario, the name Midland is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 38 communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Midland is located in Sebastian County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Midland.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Midland [Riverside County].
    • Colorado
      • Teller County
      • This Midland is located in Teller County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Midland.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Midland.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Midland is located in Muscogee County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Midland.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar 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 Illinois community of Midland [Edgar County].
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • This Midland is located in Greene County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Midland.
    • Iowa
      • Lyon County
      • This Midland is located in Lyon County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Midland.
      • Tama 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 Iowa community of Midland [Tama County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kansas community of Midland [Butler County].
      • Douglas County
      • This Midland is located in Douglas County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Midland.
      • Republic 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 Midland [Republic County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Midland is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Midland.
    • Kentucky
      • Bath County
      • This Midland is located in Bath County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Midland.
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Midland is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Midland.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Midland is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Midland.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Midland is located in Allegany County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Midland.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Midland is located in Norfolk County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Midland.
    • Michigan
      • Midland County
      • This Midland is located in Midland County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Midland.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Midland is located in Crawford County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Midland.
    • Montana
      • Carter County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Midland [Carter County].
    • Nebraska
      • Knox County
      • This Midland is located in Knox County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Midland.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Midland lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex 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 New Jersey community of Midland [Essex County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Midland lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus County
      • This Midland is located in Cabarrus County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Midland.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Midland is located in Clinton County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Midland.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Midland is located in Klamath County and lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Midland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Midland is located in Beaver County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Midland.
      • Washington County
      • This Midland is located in Washington County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Midland.
    • South Dakota
      • Haakon County
      • This Midland is located in Haakon County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haakon County community of Midland.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Midland is located in Rutherford County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Midland.
    • Texas
      • Midland County
      • This Midland is located in Midland County and lies 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Midland.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Midland is located in Fauquier County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Midland.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Midland is located in Pierce County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Midland.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This Midland is located in Randolph County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Midland.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas 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 Wisconsin community of Midland [Douglas County].
      • Marquette 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 Wisconsin community of Midland [Marquette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Midland ...

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 Nook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Nook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Nook
  • Coldwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elmvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmvale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmvale <5>
  • Franceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franceville
  • Honey Harbour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Harbour <5>
  • Maceys Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceys Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Bay
  • Moonstone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstone
  • Sawlog Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawlog Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawlog Bay
  • Wolverine Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Beach
  • Wood Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Landing

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Midland 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 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

The official website for Midland: www.town.midland.on.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7488, Longitude: -79.8937    
<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 Midland, 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 Midland 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 Midland 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 309.22 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.857 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.69 degrees.




 

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