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Communities Also Named Santa Cruz ...

We found seven communities that are also named Santa Cruz.

Within Ontario, the name Santa Cruz is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Santa Cruz.
      • Pima County
      • This Santa Cruz is located in Pima County and lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Santa Cruz.
      • Pinal County
      • This Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Santa Cruz.
    • California
      • Santa Cruz County
      • This Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Santa Cruz.
    • New Mexico
      • Santa Fe County
      • This Santa Cruz is located in Santa Fe County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of Santa Cruz.
    • Texas
      • Duval County
      • This Santa Cruz is located in Duval County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Santa Cruz.
      • Starr County
      • This Santa Cruz is located in Starr County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Santa Cruz.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Cruz ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Santa Cruz once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Cruz and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Santa Cruz to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,160 miles [6,694.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Santa Cruz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Cruz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Santa Cruz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa Cruz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9951, Longitude: -74.9355    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.996 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.28 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.089 degrees.