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Communities Also Named Verdun ...
We found five communities that share the name Verdun.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Verdun.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Livingston Parish
- This Verdun is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Verdun.
- Quebec
- This Verdun lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Tennessee
- Scott County
- This Verdun is located in Scott County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Verdun.
- West Virginia
- Logan 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 West Virginia community of Verdun [Logan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Verdun ...
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.
- Clover Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crewe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Kingsbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes
- Little Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
- Pine River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Purple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Grove
- Slade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slade came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Verdun 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 community such as Verdun to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Verdun and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Verdun to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Verdun. 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- Verdun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Verdun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0575, Longitude: -81.6467 |
| <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 Verdun 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 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 Verdun to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.419 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.099 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.852 degrees. |
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