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Communities Also Named Welsh ...

We found nine communities that share the name Welsh.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Welsh #1
      • This Welsh lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers 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 Alabama community of Welsh [Chambers County].
    • Arkansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Welsh is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Welsh.
    • Indiana
      • Greene 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 Indiana community of Welsh [Greene County].
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu 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 Welsh [Calcasieu Parish].
      • Jefferson Davis Parish
      • This Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Welsh.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Welsh is located in Meigs County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Welsh.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia 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 Pennsylvania community of Welsh [Columbia County].
    • Texas
      • Titus 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 Texas community of Welsh [Titus County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Welsh ...

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.

  • Anthony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Drinkwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drinkwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater
  • Fielding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fielding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
  • Hill's Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill's Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill's Landing
  • Nellie Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie Lake
  • Potter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Twin Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
  • Wings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Welsh to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,260 miles [6,855.8 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 '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- Welsh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Welsh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7111, Longitude: -80.7850    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Welsh 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 Welsh 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 309.41 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.70 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.439 degrees.




 

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