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Communities Also Named Compton ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Compton.

Within Quebec, the name Compton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Compton is located in Blount County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Compton.
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead 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 Arkansas community of Compton [Hempstead County].
      • Newton County
      • This Compton is located in Newton County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Compton.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Compton is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,551 miles [4,105.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Compton.
    • Georgia
      • Jasper 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 Georgia community of Compton [Jasper County].
      • Stewart County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Compton [Stewart County].
    • Illinois
      • Lee County
      • This Compton is located in Lee County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Compton.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Compton is located in Charles County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Compton.
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Compton is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Compton.
    • Michigan
      • Osceola 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 Michigan community of Compton [Osceola County].
    • Minnesota
      • Itasca 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 Compton [Itasca County].
    • Missouri
      • Webster 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 Missouri community of Compton [Webster County].
    • Nebraska
      • Cherry County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherry County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of Compton.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton 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 Hampshire community of Compton [Grafton County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Compton is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Compton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Compton is located in Allegheny County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Compton.
      • Somerset County
      • This Compton is located in Somerset County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Compton.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Compton is located in Rutherford County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Compton.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • Although located in Rusk County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Compton.
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Compton is located in Page County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Compton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Compton ...

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.

  • Booth's Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth's Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth's Beach
  • Butternut Flat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Flat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Flat
  • High Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
  • Huntingville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntingville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingville
  • Johnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnville
  • Kingscroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingscroft came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscroft
  • Ladd's Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladd's Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd's Mills
  • Libbytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libbytown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
  • Low Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Forest
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Martinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
    • Moes River
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moes River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moes River
    • Rock Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forest
    • Sand Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Shanks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks
    • View Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point

How Far From Compton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Compton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Compton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,020 miles [6,469.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Compton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Compton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2423, Longitude: -71.8270    
<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 Compton, 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 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 Compton 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 Compton 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 303.989 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.077 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.417 degrees.




 

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