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Communities Also Named South River ...

We found eight communities that share the name South River.

Within Ontario, the name South River is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This South River is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of South River.
    • Missouri
      • Marion County
      • This South River is located in Marion County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of South River.
    • New Brunswick
      • This South River lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of South River [Middlesex County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This South River lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This South River is located in Carteret County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of South River.
      • Rowan 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 North Carolina community of South River [Rowan County].
    • Virginia
      • Rockbridge County
      • This South River is located in Rockbridge County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of South River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South River ...

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.

  • Bummers Roost
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bummers Roost came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummers Roost
  • Christian Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Valley
  • Eagle Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartfell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartfell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfell
  • Hotham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotham
  • Kennedys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
  • Pickerel Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickerel Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Lake
  • Sand Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Strong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
  • Trout Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <4>
  • Wiseman's Corners
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiseman's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman's Corners

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from South River 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for South River: www.southriverontario.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8500, Longitude: -79.3667    
<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 River 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 River 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 308.769 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.525 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.949 degrees.




 

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