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Communities Also Named Dunham ...

We found eight communities that share the name Dunham.

Within Quebec, the name Dunham is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Butler 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 Alabama community of Dunham [Butler County].
    • Georgia
      • Liberty 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 Dunham [Liberty County].
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • This Dunham is located in Letcher County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Dunham.
    • Michigan
      • Arenac 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 Michigan community of Dunham [Arenac County].
      • Gogebic County
      • This Dunham is located in Gogebic County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Dunham.
    • Montana
      • Lake County
      • This Dunham is located in Lake County and lies 1,953 miles [3,143 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Dunham.
    • New York
      • Oneida 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 New York community of Dunham [Oneida County].
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Dunham is located in Washington County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dunham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunham ...

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.

  • Chapel's Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel's Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel's Corner
  • Freeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Hillside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hunter Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Mills
  • Iron Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Joy Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Hill
  • Magenta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magenta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Mansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansville
  • Mapledale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
  • Mystic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 143 miles [230.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dunham to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,063 miles [6,538.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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 Dunham 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>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 Dunham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Dunham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1581, Longitude: -72.7694    
<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 Dunham 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 304.597 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.742 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.929 degrees.




 

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