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Communities Also Named Sligo ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Sligo.

Within Ontario, the name Sligo is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld 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 Colorado community of Sligo [Weld County].
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This Sligo is located in Henry County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sligo.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Sligo is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Sligo.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland 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 Maine community of Sligo [Cumberland County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sligo is located in Montgomery County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sligo.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford 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 Missouri community of Sligo [Crawford County].
      • Dent County
      • This Sligo is located in Dent County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Sligo.
    • North Carolina
      • Currituck County
      • This Sligo is located in Currituck County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Sligo.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Sligo is located in Clinton County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Sligo.
      • Guernsey 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 Ohio community of Sligo [Guernsey County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Sligo is located in Allegheny County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sligo.
      • Clarion County
      • This Sligo is located in Clarion County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Sligo.
    • Tennessee
      • DeKalb 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 Tennessee community of Sligo [DeKalb County].
    • Texas
      • Yoakum County
      • This Sligo is located in Yoakum County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of Sligo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sligo ...

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.

  • Brimstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
  • Brisbane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
  • Cataract
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
  • Erin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ferndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Forks of the Credit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the Credit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the Credit
  • Mono Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Road
  • Rockside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockside
  • Sandhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
  • Silver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Terra Cotta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

How Far From Sligo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sligo 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 Sligo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sligo and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sligo to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 Sligo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sligo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sligo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7833, Longitude: -79.9333    
<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 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 Sligo 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sligo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.328 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.826 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.107 degrees.




 

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