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Communities Also Named Toronto ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Toronto.

Within Ontario, the name Toronto is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of eleven communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Toronto, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Toronto [Jefferson County].
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Toronto [Orange County].
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Toronto is located in Sangamon County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Toronto.
    • Indiana
      • Vermillion County
      • This Toronto is located in Vermillion County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Toronto.
    • Iowa
      • Clinton County
      • This Toronto is located in Clinton County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Toronto.
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This Toronto is located in Woodson County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Toronto.
    • Missouri
      • Camden County
      • This Toronto is located in Camden County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Toronto.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Toronto is located in Jefferson County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Toronto.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Toronto lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • South Dakota
      • Deuel County
      • This Toronto is located in Deuel County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Toronto.
    • Texas
      • Brewster County
      • This Toronto is located in Brewster County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Toronto.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 9,618 miles [15,478.7 km]<2> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Toronto
    • Colombia
      • - Cordoba
      • Distance: 2,445 miles [3,934.8 km]<2> to the south
      • Open a Google Map centered on Toronto
      • - Antioquia
      • Distance: 2,480 miles [3,991.2 km] to the south
      • Open a Google Map centered on Toronto
    • Tanzania
      • - Tanga
      • Distance: 7,807 miles [12,564.1 km]<2> to the east northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Toronto

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toronto ...

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.

How Far From Toronto 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 city such as Toronto to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Toronto to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,395 miles [7,073.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Toronto 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toronto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Toronto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toronto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6606, Longitude: -79.3908    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.989 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.425 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.89 degrees.