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Communities Also Named Washburn ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Washburn.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Washburn.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Washburn is located in Sebastian County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Washburn.
    • 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 Washburn [Arapahoe County].
    • Illinois
      • Woodford County
      • This Washburn is located in Woodford County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Washburn.
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk County
      • This Washburn is located in Black Hawk County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Washburn.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon 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 Washburn [Bourbon County].
      • Wichita 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 Kansas community of Washburn [Wichita County].
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Washburn [De Soto Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Washburn is located in Aroostook County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Washburn.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Washburn [Hennepin County].
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Washburn is located in Barry County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Washburn.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua 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 Washburn [Chautauqua County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Washburn is located in Cleveland County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Washburn.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Washburn is located in Rutherford County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Washburn.
    • North Dakota
      • McLean County
      • This Washburn is located in McLean County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Washburn.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger County
      • This Washburn is located in Grainger County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Washburn.
    • Texas
      • Armstrong County
      • This Washburn is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Washburn.
    • West Virginia
      • Ritchie County
      • This Washburn is located in Ritchie County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Washburn.
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • This Washburn is located in Bayfield County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Washburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washburn ...

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.

  • Brewer Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Burnt Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hills
  • Cedar Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Cheeseborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeseborough came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseborough
  • Codes Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ida Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Hill
  • Joyceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Willowbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Washburn to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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- Washburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3892, Longitude: -76.3236    
<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 Washburn 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 Washburn 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 306.957 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.257 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.065 degrees.




 

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