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Communities Also Named Village Meadows ...
We found two communities that share the name Village Meadows.
Within Ontario, the name Village Meadows is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Village Meadows is located in Cochise County and lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Village Meadows.
- Maricopa 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 Arizona community of Village Meadows [Maricopa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village Meadows ...
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.
- Assumption
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Byersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Curve Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Five Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Fowlers Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orange Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Bonnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Bonnet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Bonnet
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Village Meadows 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 Village Meadows to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Village Meadows and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Village Meadows to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Village Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Village Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3578, Longitude: -78.3203 |
| <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 Village Meadows 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> | 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. |
| <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 Village Meadows 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 308.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.69 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.067 degrees. |
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