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Communities Also Named Richmond Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Richmond Hill.
Within Ontario, the name Richmond Hill is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bryan County
- This Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Richmond Hill.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Richmond Hill is located in Queens County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Richmond Hill.
- North Carolina
- Alamance 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 North Carolina community of Richmond Hill [Alamance County].
- Yadkin County
- This Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Richmond Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Richmond Hill [Susquehanna County].
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Richmond Hill is located in Georgetown County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Richmond Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond Hill ...
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.
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Downsview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lemonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <4>
- Peach's
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach's
- Peach's has also been known as:
- Peaches
- Thornhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornhill <4>
How Far From Richmond Hill 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 town such as Richmond Hill to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond Hill and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Richmond Hill to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richmond Hill: www.richmondhill.ca/ 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richmond Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richmond Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8667, Longitude: -79.4333 |
| <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 Richmond Hill 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Richmond Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.999 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.469 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.826 degrees. |
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