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Communities Also Named Putnam ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Putnam.

Within Ontario, the name Putnam is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This Putnam is located in Marengo County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Putnam.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Putnam is located in Windham County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Putnam.
    • Florida
      • Putnam 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 Putnam [Putnam County].
    • Georgia
      • Marion County
      • This Putnam is located in Marion County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Putnam.
    • Illinois
      • Putnam County
      • This Putnam is located in Putnam County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Putnam.
    • Kansas
      • Barton 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 Putnam [Barton County].
      • Harvey County
      • This Putnam is located in Harvey County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harvey County community of Putnam.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Putnam is located in Harford County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Putnam.
    • Nebraska
      • Gage County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Gage County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gage County community of Putnam.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This Putnam is located in Washington County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Putnam.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Putnam is located in Moore County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Putnam.
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This Putnam is located in Muskingum County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Putnam.
    • Oklahoma
      • Dewey County
      • This Putnam is located in Dewey County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Putnam.
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Putnam [Polk County].
    • Texas
      • Callahan County
      • This Putnam is located in Callahan County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Putnam.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Putnam is located in Russell County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Putnam.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Putnam ...

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.

  • Cobble Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
  • Codys Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dicksons Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicksons Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksons Corners
  • Evelyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Harrietsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietsville
  • Holiday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday
  • Lyons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Mile Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Corner
  • Pottersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
  • Three Bridges
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Putnam to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Putnam. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Putnam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Putnam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9904, Longitude: -80.9540    
<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 Putnam 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>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 Putnam, 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 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 Putnam 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 310.042 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.509 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.92 degrees.




 

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