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Communities Also Named Como ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Como.

Within Quebec, the name Como is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cleveland 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 Arkansas community of Como [Cleveland County].
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Como is located in Orange County and lies 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Como.
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • This Como is located in Park County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Como.
    • Florida
      • Putnam 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 Florida community of Como [Putnam County].
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Como is located in Whiteside County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Como.
    • Indiana
      • Jay County
      • This Como is located in Jay County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Como.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson 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 Kansas community of Como [Anderson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hopkins 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 Kentucky community of Como [Hopkins County].
    • Louisiana
      • Franklin Parish
      • This Como is located in Franklin Parish and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Como.
    • Minnesota
      • Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Como [Ramsey County].
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Como is located in Panola County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Como.
    • Missouri
      • New Madrid County
      • This Como is located in New Madrid County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Como.
    • Montana
      • Missoula 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 Montana community of Como [Missoula County].
      • Ravalli County
      • This Como is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Como.
    • Nevada
      • Lyon 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 Nevada community of Como [Lyon County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Como [Monmouth County].
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Como is located in Cayuga County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Como.
    • North Carolina
      • Hertford County
      • This Como is located in Hertford County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Como.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wayne 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 Como [Wayne County].
    • South Dakota
      • Hand 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 South Dakota community of Como [Hand County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Como is located in Henry County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Como.
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • This Como is located in Hopkins County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Como.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Como is located in Walworth County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Como.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • This Como is located in Carbon County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Como.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Como ...

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.

  • Apollo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Apple Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Hill
  • Cedarbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Dragon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
  • Lacey Green
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Green came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Green
  • Nitro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Rodgerdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodgerdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgerdale
  • Saddlebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
  • Wildwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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 Como 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 Como to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Como 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 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Como. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Como, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Como) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Como. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4500, Longitude: -74.1167    
<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 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 Como 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 Como 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 305.409 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.699 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.452 degrees.




 

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