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Communities Also Named Angus ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Angus.

Within Quebec, the name Angus is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Irwin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Angus [Irwin County].
    • Iowa
      • Boone County
      • This Angus is located in Boone County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Angus.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • This Angus is located in Polk County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Angus.
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This Angus is located in Butler County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Angus.
    • Nebraska
      • Nuckolls County
      • This Angus is located in Nuckolls County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nuckolls County community of Angus.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Angus [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • This Angus is located in Yates County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Angus.
    • Ohio
      • Seneca County
      • This Angus is located in Seneca County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Angus.
    • Ontario
      • This Angus lies 320 miles [515 km]<2> to the west southwest.
    • Texas
      • Navarro County
      • This Angus is located in Navarro County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Angus.
    • Wisconsin
      • Barron County
      • This Angus is located in Barron County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Angus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Angus ...

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.

  • Bordeaux
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Castle Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
  • Creek Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Beach
  • Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Greenfield Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Park
  • Grove Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Lakeroad
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeroad came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeroad
  • Lorraine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Monkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • Tennessee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
  • Texas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Angus to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Angus 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Angus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Angus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5422, Longitude: -73.5672    
<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 Angus, 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>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 Angus 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 305.045 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.307 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.128 degrees.




 

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