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Communities Also Named Narrows ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Narrows.

Within Ontario, the name Narrows is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Narrows [Jackson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Narrows [Carroll County].
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Narrows [Morgan County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Narrows is located in Sussex County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Narrows.
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Narrows [Brevard County].
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Narrows [Sullivan County].
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Narrows [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Narrows is located in Ohio County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Narrows.
    • Manitoba
      • This Narrows lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<3> to the west northwest.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Narrows.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Narrows.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Narrows is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Narrows.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Narrows [Pender County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Narrows lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<3> to the east.
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Narrows [Harney County].
      • Linn County
      • This Narrows is located in Linn County and lies 2,278 miles [3,666.1 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Narrows.
    • Virginia
      • Giles County
      • This Narrows is located in Giles County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<3> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Narrows.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Narrows is located in Roanoke County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Narrows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Narrows ...

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.

  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Front of Escott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front of Escott came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front of Escott
  • Goose Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
    • Goose Bay is located in Jefferson County (NY)
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Mallorytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallorytown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallorytown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallorytown <6>
  • Mallorytown Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallorytown Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallorytown Landing
  • Rapid Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
  • Rockfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
  • Rockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <6>
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 71 miles [114.3 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Narrows to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,223 miles [6,796.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Narrows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Narrows 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.
<3>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- Narrows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Narrows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3983, Longitude: -75.9175    
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Narrows 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 306.698 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.967 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.861 degrees.




 

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