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Welcome to Salem ...

When the people of Salem refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Salemite<1>

Time Zone: Salem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Communities Also Named Salem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 122 communities that are also named Salem - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (5), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (8), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (4), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (6), Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (5), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (7), Texas (8), Utah, Virginia (5), West Virginia (3), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salem.

Communities near Salem ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salem.

  • Kitchener
  • Guelph
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
    • Guelph lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Salem.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guelph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Guelph
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guelph<3>
  • Waterloo
  • Erin
  • Laurentian Hills
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurentian Hills
    • Laurentian Hills lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south of Salem.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Laurentian Hills
  • Cumnock
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
    • Cumnock lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Salem.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cumnock
  • North Woolwich
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woolwich
    • North Woolwich lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Woolwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Woolwich
  • Ponsonby
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsonby
    • Ponsonby lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Salem.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ponsonby
  • Shands
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shands
    • Shands lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Salem.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Shands
  • Spier
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spier
    • Spier lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Salem.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Spier

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salem ...

Looking for more information about Salem? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Salem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salem.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Salem refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Salem may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Salem. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from SalemOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6927, Longitude: -80.4469    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

 

 

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