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Communities Also Named Wilbur ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Wilbur.

There are two communities within Ontario that are also named Wilbur.

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

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Wilbur #1
      • The profile page for Wilbur #2
      • 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 Ontario community of Wilbur.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Morgan County
      • This Wilbur is located in Morgan County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Wilbur.
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood 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 Wilbur [Greenwood County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence 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 Kentucky community of Wilbur [Lawrence County].
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot 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 Missouri community of Wilbur [Pemiscot County].
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Wilbur is located in Ulster County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Wilbur.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Wilbur is located in Douglas County and lies 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Wilbur.
      • Umatilla 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 Oregon community of Wilbur [Umatilla County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Wilbur is located in Lehigh County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Wilbur.
      • Somerset County
      • This Wilbur is located in Somerset County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Wilbur.
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This Wilbur is located in Carter County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Wilbur.
    • Washington
      • Lincoln County
      • This Wilbur is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Wilbur.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan 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 West Virginia community of Wilbur [Logan County].
      • Tyler County
      • This Wilbur is located in Tyler County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Wilbur.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilbur ...

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.

  • Clyde Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Forks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Forks
  • Flower Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Station
  • Folger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folger came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • High Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Joes Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Lake
  • Mississippi Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mississippi Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi Station
  • Poland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Robertsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Snow Road Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Road Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Road Station

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Wilbur to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,233 miles [6,812.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 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 Wilbur 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilbur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilbur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0167, Longitude: -76.7003    
<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 Wilbur, 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>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.
<6>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 Wilbur to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.124 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.546 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.962 degrees.




 

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