Washington (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Washington ...

We found 59 communities that share the name Washington.

Within Ontario, the name Washington is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Washington, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
  - Maricopa County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Washington [Maricopa County].
  - Pima 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 Arizona community of Washington [Pima County].
- Arkansas
  - Hempstead County
  - This Washington is located in Hempstead County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Washington.
  - Randolph County
  - This Washington is located in Randolph County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Washington.
- California
  - Los Angeles County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Washington [Los Angeles County].
  - Nevada County
  - This Washington is located in Nevada County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Washington.
  - Yolo 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 California community of Washington [Yolo County].
- Connecticut
  - Litchfield County
  - This Washington is located in Litchfield County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Washington.
- Georgia
  - Wilkes County
  - This Washington is located in Wilkes County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Washington.
- Illinois
  - Tazewell County
  - This Washington is located in Tazewell County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Washington.
- Indiana
  - Davies's County
  - This Washington is located in Davies's County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Washington.
- Iowa
  - Franklin County
  - This Washington is located in Franklin County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Washington.
  - Washington County
  - This Washington is located in Washington County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington.
- Kansas
  - Douglas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Washington [Douglas County].
  - Shawnee 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 Washington [Shawnee County].
  - Washington County
  - This Washington is located in Washington County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington.
- Kentucky
  - Mason County
  - This Washington is located in Mason County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Washington.
- Louisiana
  - Saint Landry Parish
  - This Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Washington.
- Maine
  - Knox County
  - This Washington is located in Knox County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Washington.
- Maryland
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Washington [Washington County].
- Massachusetts
  - Berkshire County
  - This Washington is located in Berkshire County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Washington.
- Michigan
  - Macomb County
  - This Washington is located in Macomb County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Washington.
- Minnesota
  - Fillmore County
  - This Washington is located in Fillmore County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Washington.
- Mississippi
  - Adams County
  - This Washington is located in Adams County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Washington.
- Missouri
  - Cooper County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Cooper County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Washington.
  - Franklin County
  - This Washington is located in Franklin County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Washington.
  - Jackson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Washington [Jackson County].
- Nebraska
  - Washington County
  - This Washington is located in Washington County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington.
- Nevada
  - Nye County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Washington [Nye County].
  - Washoe County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Washington [Washoe County].
- New Hampshire
  - Sullivan County
  - This Washington is located in Sullivan County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Washington.
- New Jersey
  - Burlington County
  - This Washington is located in Burlington County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Washington.
  - Middlesex County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Washington [Middlesex County].
- North Carolina
  - Beaufort County
  - This Washington is located in Beaufort County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Washington.
- Ohio
  - Fayette County
  - This Washington is located in Fayette County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Washington.
  - Guernsey County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Washington [Guernsey County].
  - Hardin 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 Ohio community of Washington [Hardin County].
  - Jackson 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 Ohio community of Washington [Jackson County].
  - Monroe County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Washington.
  - Stark County
  - This community is historic and although located in Stark County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Washington.
  - Vinton County
  - This community is historic and although located in Vinton County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Washington.
- Oklahoma
  - McClain County
  - This Washington is located in McClain County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Washington.
- Pennsylvania
  - Cumberland County
  - This Washington is located in Cumberland County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Washington.
  - Lancaster County
  - This Washington is located in Lancaster County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Washington.
  - Washington County
  - This Washington is located in Washington County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington.
- Rhode Island
  - Kent County
  - This Washington is located in Kent County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Washington.
- South Carolina
  - Berkeley County
  - This Washington is located in Berkeley County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Washington.
- Tennessee
  - Rhea County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Washington [Rhea County].
- Texas
  - Washington County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Washington [Washington County].
- Utah
  - Washington County
  - This Washington is located in Washington County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Washington.
- Vermont
  - Orange County
  - This Washington is located in Orange County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Washington.
- Virginia
  - Rappahannock County
  - This Washington is located in Rappahannock County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Washington.
  - Rockbridge County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Washington [Rockbridge County].
- West Virginia
  - Wood County
  - This Washington is located in Wood County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<2> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Washington.
- Wisconsin
  - Door County
  - This Washington is located in Door County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Washington.

Communities Beyond North America ...
- Argentina
  - Distance: 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km]<2> to the south southeast
- England
  - - Tyne and Wear
  - Distance: 3,463 miles [5,573.2 km]<2> to the northeast
  - - Pulborough
  - Distance: 3,615 miles [5,817.8 km] to the northeast
- South Africa
  - Distance: 8,172 miles [13,151.6 km]<2> to the east southeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington ...

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.

Blink Bonnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blink Bonnie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blink Bonnie
Canning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
- Former name for Canning:
- Mudge Hollow
German Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Former names for German Mills:
- Bleam's Mills
- Edinburgh
- Hopewell Mills
- Jewsburg
Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
Maple Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
Maple Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake Park
Punkeydoodles Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkeydoodles Corners
Richwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
Showers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Showers Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showers Corners
Windfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

How Far From Washington to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Washington to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Washington to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Washington 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.
<2>	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 from Point A (ie- Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3103, Longitude: -80.5806
<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 Washington, 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>	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.
<6>	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.
<7>	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 Washington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.78 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.263 degrees.
<10>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.614 degrees.