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Communities Also Named Purdy ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Purdy.

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

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 ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Purdy is located in Madison County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Purdy.
    • Iowa
      • Lucas County
      • This Purdy is located in Lucas County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Purdy.
    • Kansas
      • Morton 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 Purdy [Morton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Adair County
      • This Purdy is located in Adair County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Purdy.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Purdy [Tuscola County].
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Purdy is located in Barry County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Purdy.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garvin County
      • This Purdy is located in Garvin County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Purdy.
    • Tennessee
      • McNairy County
      • This Purdy is located in McNairy County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Purdy.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Purdy is located in Weber County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Purdy.
    • Virginia
      • Greensville County
      • This Purdy is located in Greensville County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Purdy.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Purdy is located in Pierce County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Purdy.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Purdy is located in Calhoun County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Purdy.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon County
      • This Purdy is located in Vernon County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Purdy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Purdy ...

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.

  • Cross Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake
  • Graphite
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graphite came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
  • Greenview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Guiney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guiney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guiney
  • Halfway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Harriets Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriets Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriets Corners
  • Hickey Settlement
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickey Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Settlement
  • Jewellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewellville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewellville
  • Maple Leaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayhews Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhews Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews Landing
  • Scotch Bush
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Purdy to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,264 miles [6,862.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Purdy. 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 '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- Purdy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Purdy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3314, Longitude: -77.7342    
<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 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 Purdy 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>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.
<5>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 Purdy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.756 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.306 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.34 degrees.




 

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