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Communities Also Named Pelton ...

We found seven communities that share the name Pelton.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Stafford 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 Pelton [Stafford County].
    • Michigan
      • Lake 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 Pelton [Lake County].
    • Nebraska
      • Scotts Bluff County
      • This Pelton is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Pelton.
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Pelton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield 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 Pennsylvania community of Pelton [Clearfield County].
    • Virginia
      • Shenandoah County
      • This Pelton is located in Shenandoah County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Pelton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pelton ...

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.

  • Bridgeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
  • Edgars
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
  • Fairplay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Forest Glade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glade came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
  • Maidstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidstone <5>
  • Oliver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Roseland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Sandwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Twin Sandwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sandwich

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pelton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pelton 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pelton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2469, Longitude: -82.9636    
<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 Pelton, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Pelton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.374 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.904 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.166 degrees.




 

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