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Communities Also Named Scarborough ...
We found four communities that share the name Scarborough.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Scarborough.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Scarborough #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Scarborough.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Scarborough is located in Cumberland County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Scarborough.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Scarborough is located in Westchester County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Scarborough.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Scarborough is located in Pitt County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Scarborough.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scarborough ...
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.
- Cherrywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Station
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Beach
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosebank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosebank Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Scarborough 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 Scarborough to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scarborough and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Scarborough to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scarborough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Scarborough 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Scarborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scarborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7764, Longitude: -79.2318 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Scarborough 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 308.877 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.318 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.764 degrees. |
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