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Communities Also Named Wood ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Wood.

Within Ontario, the name Wood is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 26 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 25 communities are located in  the United States.

  • 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 Wood [Maricopa County].
    • Florida
      • Walton 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 Florida community of Wood [Walton County].
    • Georgia
      • Warren 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 Georgia community of Wood [Warren County].
    • Idaho
      • Payette County
      • This Wood is located in Payette County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payette County community of Wood.
    • Iowa
      • Clayton County
      • This Wood is located in Clayton County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Wood.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Wood is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Wood.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Branch 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 Michigan community of Wood [Branch County].
      • Lenawee 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 Michigan community of Wood [Lenawee County].
    • Missouri
      • DeKalb County
      • This Wood is located in DeKalb County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Wood.
    • Nevada
      • Elko 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 Wood [Elko County].
    • North Carolina
      • Franklin County
      • This Wood is located in Franklin County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wood.
    • Ohio
      • Butler 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 Wood [Butler County].
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Wood.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washita 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 Oklahoma community of Wood [Washita County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Wood is located in Bedford County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Wood.
      • Bucks County
      • This Wood is located in Bucks County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Wood.
    • South Dakota
      • Mellette County
      • This Wood is located in Mellette County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mellette County community of Wood.
    • Tennessee
      • Monroe County
      • This Wood is located in Monroe County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wood.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Wood is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Wood.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Wood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wood.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Wood is located in Scott County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Wood.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette 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 Wood [Fayette County].
      • Mason County
      • This Wood is located in Mason County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Wood.
      • Randolph 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 West Virginia community of Wood [Randolph County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon 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 Wisconsin community of Wood [Vernon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood ...

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.

  • Border
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
    • Border is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • Carp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
    • Carp is located in Lake of the Woods County (MN)
  • Central
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • Cozy Corners
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
  • Dearlock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearlock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearlock
  • Frontier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
    • Frontier is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • Gameland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gameland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland
  • Harris Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rainy River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wood 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7231, Longitude: -94.4725    
<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 Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Wood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.122 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.596 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.28 degrees.




 

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