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Communities Also Named Saint Elmo ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Saint Elmo.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Saint Elmo.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Saint Elmo #1
      • This Saint Elmo lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Saint Elmo.
    • California
      • San Bernardino 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 Saint Elmo [San Bernardino County].
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee 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 Colorado community of Saint Elmo [Chaffee County].
    • Illinois
      • Fayette County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint Elmo.
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Christian County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Saint Elmo.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Ascension Parish and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Saint Elmo.
      • Saint James Parish
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Saint James Parish and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Saint Elmo.
    • Michigan
      • Midland County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Midland County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Saint Elmo.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Saint Elmo.
    • Nevada
      • Nye 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 Nevada community of Saint Elmo [Nye County].
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Saint Elmo.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Saint Elmo.
      • Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Saint Elmo [Shelby County].
    • Texas
      • Freestone County
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Freestone County and lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freestone County community of Saint Elmo.
      • Travis 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 Texas community of Saint Elmo [Travis County].
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Saint Elmo is located in Alexandria City and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Saint Elmo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Elmo ...

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.

  • Apple Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dominionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominionville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominionville
  • Dyer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Gravel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maxville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Monkland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • Moose Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Creek <5>
  • Valleys Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleys Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleys Corners

How Far From Saint Elmo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Elmo to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Elmo to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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- Saint Elmo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Elmo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3122, Longitude: -74.8748    
<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 Saint Elmo, 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 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 Saint Elmo 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saint Elmo 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 305.914 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.24 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.902 degrees.