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Communities Also Named Wales ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Wales.

Within Ontario, the name Wales is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Wales lies 3,528 miles [5,677.8 km]<1> to the north 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 Wales [Arapahoe County].
    • Iowa
      • Montgomery County
      • This Wales is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wales.
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Wales is located in Pike County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Wales.
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Wales is located in Androscoggin County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Wales.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Wales is located in Hampden County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Wales.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair 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 Michigan community of Wales [Saint Clair County].
    • Minnesota
      • Lake County
      • This Wales is located in Lake County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wales.
    • Missouri
      • Vernon 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 Missouri community of Wales [Vernon County].
    • New York
      • Erie 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 New York community of Wales [Erie County].
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh 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 North Dakota community of Wales [Burleigh County].
      • Cavalier County
      • This Wales is located in Cavalier County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Wales.
    • Ohio
      • Gallia 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 Wales [Gallia County].
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Wales is located in Giles County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Wales.
    • Utah
      • Sanpete County
      • This Wales is located in Sanpete County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Wales.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Wales is located in Waukesha County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Wales.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wales ...

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.

  • Archer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Cornwall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cornwall Centre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornwall Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grantville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Louisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Louisville Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Corner
    • Louisville Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Maple Grove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Sandtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Upper Canada Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Canada Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Canada Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<7> community of Wales once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wales and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Wales to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<8> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<9> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,159 miles [6,693.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<12>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wales) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0099, Longitude: -74.9202    
<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 Wales 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Wales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<8>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.
<9>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 Wales to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.985 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.269 degrees.
<12>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.074 degrees.




 

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