|
Communities Also Named Tara ...
We found ten communities that share the name Tara.
Within Ontario, the name Tara is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Tara is located in Madison County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Tara.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Tara is located in Bibb County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Tara.
- Muscogee County
- This Tara is located in Muscogee County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Tara.
- Iowa
- Webster County
- This Tara is located in Webster County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Tara.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Tara is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Tara.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Tara is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Tara.
- Cecil County
- This Tara is located in Cecil County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Tara.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Tara [Saint Louis County].
- North Dakota
- Steele 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 Dakota community of Tara [Steele County].
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Tara is located in Arlington County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Tara.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tara ...
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.
- Copperkettle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperkettle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperkettle
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paisley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
- Peabody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peabody came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Scone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scone
- Shallow Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Squire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squire came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
How Far From Tara 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 Tara to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tara and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tara to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tara. 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- Tara) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4789, Longitude: -81.1459 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Tara 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 Tara 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 310.061 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.761 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.434 degrees. |
|
|