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Communities Also Named Arundel ...

We found six communities that share the name Arundel.

Within Quebec, the name Arundel is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Merced County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Arundel [Merced County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Arundel is located in New Castle County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Arundel.
    • Florida
      • Martin County
      • This Arundel is located in Martin County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Arundel.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Arundel is located in York County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Arundel.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Arundel is located in Cecil County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Arundel.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Arundel [Prince George's County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arundel ...

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.

  • Christieville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christieville
  • Crystal Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Dalesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesville
  • Edina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Grace Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Park
  • Gray Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Valley
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Laurel Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Station
  • Lost River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Mount Maple
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Maple came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Maple
  • Rawcliffe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawcliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawcliffe
  • Rockway Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockway Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway Valley

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Arundel to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 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>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Arundel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Arundel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arundel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9667, Longitude: -74.6189    
<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 Arundel 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 Arundel 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 305.656 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.062 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.445 degrees.




 

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