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Communities Also Named Rankin ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Rankin.

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

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 25 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 25 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Rankin #1
      • This Rankin lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This Rankin is located in Pima County and lies 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Rankin.
    • Arkansas
      • Little River County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rankin [Little River County].
      • Perry County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rankin [Perry County].
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rankin [Mendocino County].
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair 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 Rankin [Saint Clair County].
      • Vermilion County
      • This Rankin is located in Vermilion County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Rankin.
    • Kentucky
      • Clark 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 Kentucky community of Rankin [Clark County].
      • Henderson County
      • This Rankin is located in Henderson County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Rankin.
      • Wayne County
      • This Rankin is located in Wayne County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Rankin.
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Rankin is located in Genesee County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Rankin.
      • Oceana 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 Rankin [Oceana County].
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Rankin is located in Rankin County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Rankin.
    • Missouri
      • Andrew County
      • This Rankin is located in Andrew County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Rankin.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Rankin is located in Guilford County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Rankin.
      • Mecklenburg 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 North Carolina community of Rankin [Mecklenburg County].
      • Pender County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rankin [Pender County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Roger Mills County
      • This Rankin is located in Roger Mills County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roger Mills County community of Rankin.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Rankin is located in Allegheny County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Rankin.
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This Rankin is located in Cocke County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Rankin.
      • Maury County
      • This Rankin is located in Maury County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Rankin.
    • Texas
      • Ellis County
      • This Rankin is located in Ellis County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Rankin.
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Rankin is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Rankin.
      • Upton County
      • This Rankin is located in Upton County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upton County community of Rankin.
    • Washington
      • Lewis 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 Washington community of Rankin [Lewis County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee County
      • This Rankin is located in Kewaunee County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Rankin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rankin ...

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.

  • French Settlement
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • Government Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Government Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Road
  • Green Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Shady Nook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Nook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
  • Shields Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
  • Slabtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Snake River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake River
  • Stonebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Rankin to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 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 Rankin. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rankin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rankin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6869, Longitude: -77.1013    
<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 Rankin, 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 Rankin 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 Rankin 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 307.303 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.856 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.853 degrees.




 

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