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Communities Also Named South Beach ...

We found eight communities that share the name South Beach.

Within Ontario, the name South Beach is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Indian River County
      • This South Beach is located in Indian River County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of South Beach.
      • Saint Johns County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of South Beach [Saint Johns County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Dukes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of South Beach [Dukes County].
    • New York
      • Richmond County
      • This South Beach is located in Richmond County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of South Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This South Beach is located in Highland County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of South Beach.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This South Beach is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of South Beach.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This South Beach is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of South Beach.
      • Whatcom County
      • This South Beach is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of South Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Beach ...

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.

  • Big Cedar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cedar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Crowes Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowes Landing
    • Crowes Landing has also been known as:
    • Crows Landing
  • Curve Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deer Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Bay
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Galesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Hall Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Glen
  • Halls Bridge ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bridge
  • Juniper Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Island
  • Village Meadows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Meadows
  • Woodview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from South Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4853, Longitude: -78.2264    
<2>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 South Beach 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Beach 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 308.165 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.628 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.965 degrees.




 

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