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Communities Also Named Apollo ...
We found four communities that share the name Apollo.
Within Quebec, the name Apollo is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Apollo is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Apollo.
- Georgia
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Apollo [Putnam County].
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Apollo is located in Armstrong County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Apollo.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Apollo [Westmoreland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apollo ...
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.
- Cecile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
- Cedarbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Hungry Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Bay
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Nitro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Pincourt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pincourt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincourt
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Apollo 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 Apollo to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apollo and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Apollo 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,112 miles [6,617.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.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- Apollo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Apollo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2883, Longitude: -74.0439 |
| <2> | 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 Apollo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Apollo 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. |
| <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 Apollo 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 305.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.647 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.497 degrees. |
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