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 Ontario community of Myrtle.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Montgomery 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 Myrtle [Montgomery County].
Arkansas
Boone County
This Myrtle is located in Boone County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Myrtle.
California
Los Angeles 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 California community of Myrtle [Los Angeles County].
Georgia
Houston 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 Georgia community of Myrtle [Houston County].
Peach County
This Myrtle is located in Peach County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Myrtle.
Idaho
Nez Perce County
This Myrtle is located in Nez Perce County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Myrtle.
Illinois
Ogle County
This Myrtle is located in Ogle County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Myrtle.
Kansas
Phillips 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 Myrtle [Phillips County].
Kentucky
Johnson 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 Kentucky community of Myrtle [Johnson County].
Manitoba
This Myrtle lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
Michigan
Alger 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 Michigan community of Myrtle [Alger County].
Oakland 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 Michigan community of Myrtle [Oakland County].
Minnesota
Freeborn County
This Myrtle is located in Freeborn County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freeborn County community of Myrtle.
Mississippi
Union County
This Myrtle is located in Union County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Myrtle.
Missouri
Oregon County
This Myrtle is located in Oregon County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Myrtle.
Nebraska
Lincoln 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 Nebraska community of Myrtle [Lincoln County].
North Carolina
Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Myrtle [Rutherford County].
Ohio
Scioto County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Myrtle.
Oklahoma
Kingfisher 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 Oklahoma community of Myrtle [Kingfisher County].
Pennsylvania
McKean County
This Myrtle is located in McKean County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Myrtle.
South Dakota
Bon Homme 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 South Dakota community of Myrtle [Bon Homme County].
Texas
Clay 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 Texas community of Myrtle [Clay County].
Harris County
This Myrtle is located in Harris County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Myrtle.
Virginia
Suffolk City
This Myrtle is located in Suffolk City and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Myrtle.
West Virginia
Boone 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 West Virginia community of Myrtle [Boone County].
Logan 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 West Virginia community of Myrtle [Logan County].
Mingo County
This Myrtle is located in Mingo County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Myrtle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle ...
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 Shores (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Shores came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 Myrtle to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myrtle and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Myrtle to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,364 miles [7,023.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 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 Myrtle 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Myrtle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0089, Longitude: -78.9660
<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 Myrtle, 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 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 Myrtle 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 308.686 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.139 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.536 degrees.