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Communities Also Named Sellwood ...
We found two communities that share the name Sellwood.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Sellwood.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Sellwood in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Sellwood #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 Sellwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Sellwood is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Sellwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sellwood ...
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.
- Clara Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elmview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Falconbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake
- Flour Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flour Mill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Mill
- Hull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Minnow Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Lake
- Pinecrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Pit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Pit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pit
- Thor Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thor Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor Lake
- Windy Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Sellwood 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 Sellwood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sellwood and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 273 miles [439.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sellwood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sellwood. 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sellwood 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sellwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8570, Longitude: -81.0292 |
| <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 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 Sellwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.813 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.391 degrees. |
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