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Communities Also Named Suffolk ...
We found five communities that share the name Suffolk.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Suffolk.
Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Suffolk is located in Franklin County and lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Suffolk.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Suffolk is located in Fergus County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Suffolk.
- Texas
- Upshur 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 Texas community of Suffolk [Upshur County].
- Virginia
- Suffolk City
- This Suffolk is located in Suffolk City and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Suffolk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suffolk ...
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.
- Covehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehead
- Covehead Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covehead Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehead Road
- Frenchfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Little York
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Mermaid
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Royalty Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tenmile House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile House
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Suffolk to ...
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 Suffolk to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suffolk and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Suffolk to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,610 miles [5,809.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Suffolk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suffolk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3333, Longitude: -63.0667 |
| <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 Suffolk 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> | 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. |
| <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 Suffolk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.272 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.917 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.375 degrees. |
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