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Communities Also Named Napier ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Napier.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Napier.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Boone County
      • This Napier is located in Boone County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Napier.
    • Kentucky
      • Leslie County
      • This Napier is located in Leslie County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leslie County community of Napier.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Napier is located in Berrien County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Napier.
    • Missouri
      • Holt County
      • This Napier is located in Holt County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Napier.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Napier lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Napier is located in Washington County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Napier.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Napier is located in Bedford County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Napier.
    • Tennessee
      • Lewis County
      • This Napier is located in Lewis County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Napier.
    • Texas
      • San Jacinto County
      • This Napier is located in San Jacinto County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Napier.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This Napier is located in Braxton County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Napier.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Napier ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Falconbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Grays
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Longwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Macksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Melbourne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Woodgreen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Napier to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Napier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Napier to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Napier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8686, Longitude: -81.7689    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.574 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.091 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.362 degrees.