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We found eight communities that are also named Freemont.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Freemont is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Gadsden County
This Freemont is located in Gadsden County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Freemont that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Freemont.
Indiana
Steuben 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 Freemont [Steuben County].
Kentucky
McCracken County
This Freemont is located in McCracken County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west of the Freemont that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Freemont.
Minnesota
Winona 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 Minnesota community of Freemont [Winona County].
Saskatchewan
This Freemont lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Freemont that is located in Chester County.
South Carolina
Horry County
This Freemont is located in Horry County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Freemont that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Freemont.
Tennessee
Grundy County
This Freemont is located in Grundy County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Freemont that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Freemont.
Virginia
Carroll 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 Virginia community of Freemont [Carroll County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freemont ...
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 Freemont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freemont and extending to:
West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Freemont to West Chester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Freemont 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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Freemont 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 Freemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7451, Longitude: -76.0663 In this case, the coordinates for Freemont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.255 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.85 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.966 degrees.