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Communities Also Named Sims ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Sims.

Within Ontario, the name Sims is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sims [Mississippi County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sims is located in Montgomery County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sims.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Sims is located in Shasta County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Sims.
    • Georgia
      • Lowndes 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 Georgia community of Sims [Lowndes County].
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • This Sims is located in Wayne County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sims.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew 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 Indiana community of Sims [Bartholomew County].
      • Grant County
      • This Sims is located in Grant County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Sims.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala 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 Mississippi community of Sims [Attala County].
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sims [Butler County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilson County
      • This Sims is located in Wilson County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Sims.
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This Sims is located in Morton County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Sims.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Sims is located in Richland County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Sims.
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne 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 Sims [Wayne County].
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • This Sims is located in Brazos County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Sims.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Sims is located in Greenbrier County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Sims.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sims ...

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.

  • Bear Pass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pass
  • Falls Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
    • Falls Junction is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • International Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for International Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Falls
    • International Falls is located in Koochiching County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for International Falls <6>
  • Island View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
    • Island View is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • Nickel Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Olive
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Rocky Inlet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Inlet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Inlet
  • Windy Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sims to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

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 Sims, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sims) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sims. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6875, Longitude: -93.1372    
<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 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 Sims 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Sims to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.148 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.492 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.509 degrees.




 

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