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Communities Also Named Thornton ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Thornton.
Within Ontario, the name Thornton is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Thornton is located in Lauderdale County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Thornton.
- Tallapoosa County
- This Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Thornton.
- Arkansas
- Calhoun County
- This Thornton is located in Calhoun County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Thornton.
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Thornton is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Thornton.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Thornton is located in Adams County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Thornton.
- Idaho
- Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Thornton [Kootenai County].
- Madison County
- This Thornton is located in Madison County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Thornton.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Thornton is located in Cook County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Thornton.
- Indiana
- Lawrence County
- This Thornton is located in Lawrence County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Thornton.
- Iowa
- Cerro Gordo County
- This Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Thornton.
- Kansas
- Rawlins 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 Kansas community of Thornton [Rawlins County].
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Thornton is located in Letcher County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Thornton.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk 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 Thornton [Suffolk County].
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- This Thornton is located in Saint Clair County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Thornton.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Thornton is located in Holmes County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Thornton.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Thornton is located in Clay County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Thornton.
- Nebraska
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Thornton.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Thornton is located in Grafton County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Thornton.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Thornton is located in Chautauqua County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Thornton.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Thornton [Ross County].
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Thornton is located in Delaware County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Thornton.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Thornton is located in Providence County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Thornton.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Thornton is located in Knox County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Thornton.
- Texas
- Limestone County
- This Thornton is located in Limestone County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Thornton.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Thornton is located in Whitman County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Thornton.
- West Virginia
- Taylor County
- This Thornton is located in Taylor County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Thornton.
- Wisconsin
- Shawano County
- This Thornton is located in Shawano County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Thornton.
- Wyoming
- Weston County
- This Thornton is located in Weston County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weston County community of Thornton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornton ...
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.
- Cookstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edenvale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- Edgar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Holland Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Landing
- Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove has also been known as:
- Maplegrove
- Queenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenville
- Shanty Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springhunt Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhunt Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhunt Island
- Strongville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strongville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongville
- Former names for Strongville:
- Silver Shoe
- Sunnidale Station
How Far From Thornton 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 Thornton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thornton and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Thornton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thornton. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thornton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2709, Longitude: -79.7221 |
| <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 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 Thornton 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> | 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 Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <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 Thornton 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 309.151 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.703 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.803 degrees. |
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