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we pass this GPS location for Frazer:
40.032329, -75.556038
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We found six communities that are also named Frazer.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Frazer is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
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 Florida community of Frazer [Jackson County].
Kentucky
Wayne County
This Frazer is located in Wayne County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Frazer that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Frazer.
Montana
Valley County
This Frazer is located in Valley County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frazer that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Frazer.
Oklahoma
Frazer #
This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Frazer.
Texas
Hopkins 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 Texas community of Frazer [Hopkins County].
Wisconsin
Shawano 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 Frazer [Shawano County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frazer ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frazer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frazer and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Frazer to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,370 miles [7,032.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 Frazer 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 county. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frazer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Frazer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frazer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0323, Longitude: -75.5560 In this case, the coordinates for Frazer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.929 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.525 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.629 degrees.