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Communities Also Named Poland ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Poland.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Poland #1
      • This Poland lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Poland.
    • Illinois
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Poland [Randolph County].
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Poland is located in Clay County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Poland.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Poland [Chase County].
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Poland is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Poland.
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Poland is located in Androscoggin County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Poland.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Poland [Allegany County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Poland [Sanilac County].
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Poland is located in Herkimer County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Poland.
    • North Dakota
      • Walsh County
      • This Poland is located in Walsh County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Poland.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Poland is located in Mahoning County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Poland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Poland [Greene County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Poland is located in Brown County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Poland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poland ...

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.

  • Bullock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Clyde Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Forks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Forks
  • Clydesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clydesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesville
  • Folger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folger came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • French Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Line
  • High Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Hood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hopetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
  • Joes Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Lake

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Poland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0619, Longitude: -76.5511    
<2>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 Poland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Poland 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.
<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 Poland 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 307.022 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.44 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.866 degrees.




 

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