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Communities Also Named Derby ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Derby.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Derby.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 28 communities, .

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter County
      • This Derby is located in Sumter County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Derby.
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Derby is located in Adams County and lies 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Derby.
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Derby [Arapahoe County].
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Derby is located in New Haven County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Derby.
    • Georgia
      • Troup 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 Georgia community of Derby [Troup County].
    • Illinois
      • Ford County
      • This Derby is located in Ford County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Derby.
      • Saline County
      • This Derby is located in Saline County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Derby.
    • Indiana
      • Perry County
      • This Derby is located in Perry County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Derby.
    • Iowa
      • Lucas County
      • This Derby is located in Lucas County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Derby.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Derby is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Derby.
    • Kentucky
      • Webster County
      • This Derby is located in Webster County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Derby.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Derby is located in Piscataquis County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Derby.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Derby is located in Berrien County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Derby.
    • Mississippi
      • Hancock 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 Mississippi community of Derby [Hancock County].
      • Pearl River County
      • This Derby is located in Pearl River County and lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Derby.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • This Derby is located in Saint Francois County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Derby.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Derby.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Derby lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Derby is located in Erie County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Derby.
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • This Derby is located in Richmond County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Derby.
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway County
      • This Derby is located in Pickaway County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Derby.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson 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 Oregon community of Derby [Jackson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Greene 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 Tennessee community of Derby [Greene County].
    • Texas
      • Frio County
      • This Derby is located in Frio County and lies 2,245 miles [3,613 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Derby.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans 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 Vermont community of Derby [Orleans County].
    • Virginia
      • Prince George 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 Derby [Prince George County].
      • Wise County
      • This Derby is located in Wise County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Derby.
    • Wyoming
      • Fremont 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 Wyoming community of Derby [Fremont County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Derby ...

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.

  • Alaska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Forestview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview
  • Fortune Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hebron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Kelly Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Road
  • Lady Slipper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lady Slipper came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Slipper
  • Locke Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locke Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Road
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Portage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Unionvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

How Far From Derby to ...

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 Derby to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Derby and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Derby to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,650 miles [5,874.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Derby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Derby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Derby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6333, Longitude: -64.1833    
<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 Derby 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 . 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 Derby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Derby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.89 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.658 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.731 degrees.




 

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