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We found nine communities that are also named Wilmer.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Wilmer.
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 two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Elk County
This Wilmer is located in Elk County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilmer that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Wilmer.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Mobile County
This Wilmer is located in Mobile County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wilmer that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Wilmer.
British Columbia
This Wilmer lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wilmer that is located in Chester County.
Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish
This Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilmer that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Wilmer.
Ohio
Erie County
This Wilmer is located in Erie County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilmer that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Wilmer.
Ontario
This Wilmer lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the north of the Wilmer that is located in Chester County.
Texas
Dallas County
This Wilmer is located in Dallas County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilmer that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Wilmer.
Virginia
Campbell 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 Wilmer [Campbell County].
Pittsylvania 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 Virginia community of Wilmer [Pittsylvania County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmer ...
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 & 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 Wilmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilmer and extending to:
West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilmer to West Chester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilmer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Wilmer 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 Wilmer 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 Wilmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1229, Longitude: -75.5371 In this case, the coordinates for Wilmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.91 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.518 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.583 degrees.