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Communities Also Named Weller ...

We found seven communities that share the name Weller.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Weller is located in Jefferson County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Weller.
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • This Weller is located in Park County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Weller.
    • Iowa
      • Monroe County
      • This Weller is located in Monroe County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Weller.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa 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 Weller [Chippewa County].
    • North Dakota
      • McLean 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 Weller [McLean County].
    • Virginia
      • Buchanan County
      • This Weller is located in Buchanan County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Weller.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weller ...

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.

  • Codes Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemlock Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Downs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Downs
  • High Gate Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Gate Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate Park
  • Hillendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Hillview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • King Pitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Pitt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Pitt
  • Kingscourt
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingscourt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscourt
  • Maple Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn
  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Ravensview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravensview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensview
  • Silvers Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvers Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Corners

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Weller to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weller) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2422, Longitude: -76.5008    
<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 Weller 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Weller 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 307.087 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.378 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.219 degrees.




 

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