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Communities Also Named Sturgeon ...
We found nine communities that share the name Sturgeon.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Sturgeon.
Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Kootenai County
- This Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County and lies 2,508 miles [4,036.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Sturgeon.
- Kentucky
- Owsley County
- This Sturgeon is located in Owsley County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Sturgeon.
- Michigan
- Baraga 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 Michigan community of Sturgeon [Baraga County].
- Dickinson 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 Michigan community of Sturgeon [Dickinson County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Sturgeon.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Sturgeon is located in Boone County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Sturgeon.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Sturgeon is located in Allegheny County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sturgeon.
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Sturgeon is located in Cooke County and lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Sturgeon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturgeon ...
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.
- Burnt Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Point
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guernsey Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heatherdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherdale
- Launching Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Launching Place came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Launching Place
- Milltown Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown Cross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown Cross
- Peters Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Road
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Seal River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seal River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal River
- Union Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sturgeon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sturgeon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sturgeon and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sturgeon 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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,593 miles [5,782.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sturgeon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sturgeon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1167, Longitude: -62.5333 |
| <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 Sturgeon 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sturgeon 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 298.001 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.575 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.261 degrees. |
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