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Communities Also Named Read ...
We found five communities that share the name Read.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Read.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Delta County
- This Read is located in Delta County and lies 1,625 miles [2,615.2 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Read.
- Iowa
- Clayton 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 Iowa community of Read [Clayton County].
- Utah
- Beaver County
- This Read is located in Beaver County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Read.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Read is located in Randolph County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Read.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Read ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Forest Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Honeywell Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeywell Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
- Lime Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Lake
- Lost Channel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Moneymore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thrashers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrashers Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corners
- Zion Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Read 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 Read to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Read and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Read 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,280 miles [6,888 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Read. 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 from Point A (ie- Read) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Read. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3096, Longitude: -77.2037 |
| <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 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 Read 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Read 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 307.527 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.884 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.535 degrees. |
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