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Communities Also Named Oldfield ...

We found eight communities that share the name Oldfield.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Oldfield is located in Talladega County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Oldfield.
    • Iowa
      • Polk 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 Iowa community of Oldfield [Polk County].
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Oldfield.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Oldfield is located in Calvert County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Oldfield.
      • Frederick County
      • This Oldfield is located in Frederick County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Oldfield.
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Oldfield is located in Christian County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Oldfield.
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • 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 Virginia community of Oldfield [Virginia Beach City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oldfield ...

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.

  • Babys Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babys Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babys Point
  • Bear Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Meadow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
  • Bentpath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentpath came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentpath
  • Cherry Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Beach
    • Cherry Beach is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Dawn Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Valley
  • Electric
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric
  • Kent Bridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Louiseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Leaf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
    • Maple Leaf is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Mitchell's Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell's Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell's Bay
  • Oriole Parkway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole Parkway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Parkway
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pain Court
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Siding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Siding
    • Roberts Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
      • Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Terminus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminus

How Far From Oldfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oldfield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oldfield 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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oldfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oldfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5436, Longitude: -82.3136    
<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 Oldfield 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>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.
<4>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.
<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 Oldfield 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 310.942 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.459 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.746 degrees.




 

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