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We found eleven communities that are also named Pomeroy.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pomeroy is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Siskiyou County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Pomeroy [Siskiyou County].
Illinois
Mercer 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 Pomeroy [Mercer County].
Iowa
Calhoun County
This Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pomeroy.
Kansas
Phillips 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 Kansas community of Pomeroy [Phillips County].
Wyandotte County
This Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<3> to the west of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Pomeroy.
Manitoba
This Pomeroy lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
Michigan
Kalamazoo County
This Pomeroy is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Pomeroy.
New Brunswick
This Pomeroy lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
Ohio
Meigs County
This Pomeroy is located in Meigs County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<3> to the west of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Pomeroy.
Texas
Carson County
This Pomeroy is located in Carson County and lies 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km]<3> to the west of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carson County community of Pomeroy.
Washington
Garfield County
This Pomeroy is located in Garfield County and lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pomeroy that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Pomeroy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pomeroy ...
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 Pomeroy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pomeroy and extending to:
West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pomeroy to West Chester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 95 miles [152.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Pomeroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pomeroy 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>
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- Pomeroy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pomeroy 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 Pomeroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9651, Longitude: -75.8838
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.129 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.742 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.798 degrees.