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We found 25 communities that are also named Longwood.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Longwood is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Madison County
This Longwood is located in Madison County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Longwood.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Longwood is located in New Castle County and lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Longwood.
Florida
Okaloosa County
This Longwood is located in Okaloosa County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Longwood.
Orange 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 Florida community of Longwood [Orange County].
Seminole County
This Longwood is located in Seminole County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the south southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Longwood.
Illinois
Cook 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 Illinois community of Longwood [Cook County].
Indiana
Fayette 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 Longwood [Fayette County].
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
This Longwood is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Longwood.
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Longwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the west southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Longwood.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Longwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Longwood.
Massachusetts
Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Longwood [Norfolk County].
Mississippi
Washington County
This Longwood is located in Washington County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Longwood.
Missouri
Pettis County
This Longwood is located in Pettis County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the west of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Longwood.
Saint Louis County
Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Longwood.
Nebraska
Custer County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Longwood.
New York
Bronx 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 New York community of Longwood [Bronx County].
Genesee County
This Longwood is located in Genesee County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Longwood.
North Carolina
Brunswick County
This Longwood is located in Brunswick County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Longwood.
Ontario
This Longwood lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Longwood is located in Beaufort County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Longwood.
Horry County
This Longwood is located in Horry County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the south southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Longwood.
Tennessee
Williamson County
This Longwood is located in Williamson County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Longwood.
Virginia
Clarke County
This Longwood is located in Clarke County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Longwood.
Rockbridge 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 Virginia community of Longwood [Rockbridge County].
Wisconsin
Clark County
This Longwood is located in Clark County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Longwood that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Longwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longwood ...
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 Longwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Longwood and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Longwood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Longwood) 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 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 Longwood 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>
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 Longwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Longwood 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 Longwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8676, Longitude: -75.6705 In this case, the coordinates for Longwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.011 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.592 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.746 degrees.