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Communities Also Named Ringold ...

We found three communities that share the name Ringold.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Ringold is located in McCurtain County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Ringold.
    • Washington
      • Franklin 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 Washington community of Ringold [Franklin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ringold ...

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.

  • Bear Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Charing Cross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
  • Dealtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dealtown
  • Electric
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric
  • Fargo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Kent Centre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Centre
  • Louiseville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Merlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell's Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell's Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell's Bay
  • Oriole Parkway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole Parkway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Parkway
  • Pain Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Siding
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Siding

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ringold to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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- Ringold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ringold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3486, Longitude: -82.2844    
<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 Ringold 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 Ringold 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 310.933 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.419 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.802 degrees.









 

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