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Communities Also Named Abbotsford ...

We found seven communities that share the name Abbotsford.

Within Quebec, the name Abbotsford is unique.

Beyond Quebec, 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 three communities are located in  the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Abbotsford, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Abbotsford lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Abbotsford.
    • North Dakota
      • Benson 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 North Dakota community of Abbotsford [Benson County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • This Abbotsford is located in Clark County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Abbotsford.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 9,990 miles [16,077.3 km]<1> to the west
      • - Queensland
      • Distance: 9,776 miles [15,732.9 km] to the west northwest
    • New Zealand
      • Distance: 9,457 miles [15,219.6 km]<1> to the west southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbotsford ...

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.

  • Bondville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
  • Chapel's Corner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel's Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel's Corner
  • Freeport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Frost Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Village
  • Iron Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Magenta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magenta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Mapledale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
  • Marieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marieville
  • Martin Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
  • Mystic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic

How Far From Abbotsford 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 Abbotsford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Abbotsford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,059 miles [6,532.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Abbotsford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abbotsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4333, Longitude: -72.8833    
<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 Abbotsford 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 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 Abbotsford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.626 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.821 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.841 degrees.




 

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