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Communities Also Named Townsend ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Townsend.

Within Ontario, the name Townsend is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 23 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 22 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Townsend lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Townsend [Arapahoe County].
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Townsend.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Townsend is located in New Castle County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Townsend.
    • Florida
      • Lafayette County
      • This Townsend is located in Lafayette County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Townsend.
    • Georgia
      • McIntosh County
      • This Townsend is located in McIntosh County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Townsend.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley 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 Townsend [Cowley County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Townsend is located in Middlesex County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Townsend.
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This Townsend is located in Kemper County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Townsend.
    • Montana
      • Broadwater County
      • This Townsend is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Townsend.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Townsend is located in Schuyler County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Townsend.
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Allen County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Townsend.
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Townsend.
      • Sandusky 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 Ohio community of Townsend [Sandusky County].
    • Oregon
      • Marion 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 Oregon community of Townsend [Marion County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Townsend [Chester County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Townsend [Westmoreland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Townsend is located in Blount County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Townsend.
      • Henry 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 Tennessee community of Townsend [Henry County].
    • Texas
      • San Augustine County
      • This Townsend is located in San Augustine County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of Townsend.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Townsend is located in Utah County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Townsend.
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Townsend is located in Northampton County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Townsend.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Townsend is located in Oconto County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Townsend.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Townsend ...

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.

  • Cheapside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Bay
  • Dogs Nest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Erie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Gill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Hickory Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lambs Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Buffalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buffalo
  • Lynn Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Valley
  • New Credit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cove
  • Springvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Townsend 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Townsend. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Townsend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Townsend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8937, Longitude: -80.1415    
<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 Townsend 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 Townsend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Townsend 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 309.529 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.914 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.564 degrees.




 

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