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Communities Also Named Gould ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Gould.

Within Quebec, the name Gould is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Gould is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gould.
    • Colorado
      • Jackson 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 Colorado community of Gould [Jackson County].
    • New Mexico
      • Harding County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Gould.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston 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 North Carolina community of Gould [Gaston County].
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Gould is located in Ashtabula County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Gould.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Gould is located in Jefferson County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gould.
      • Lucas County
      • This Gould is located in Lucas County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Gould.
    • Oklahoma
      • Harmon County
      • This Gould is located in Harmon County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of Gould.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Gould is located in Washington County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gould.
    • South Carolina
      • York 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 South Carolina community of Gould [York County].
    • Texas
      • Bell 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 Texas community of Gould [Bell County].
      • Cherokee County
      • This Gould is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Gould.
      • Rusk 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 Texas community of Gould [Rusk County].
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Gould is located in Clay County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gould.
      • Upshur County
      • This Gould is located in Upshur County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gould.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gould ...

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.

  • Bury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bury came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bury
  • Dell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Dudswell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudswell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudswell
  • Dudswell Jonction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudswell Jonction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudswell Jonction
  • Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Herringville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herringville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herringville
  • Lime Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Scotstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gould 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,392 miles [8,677.6 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 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,990 miles [6,421.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gould. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gould) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gould. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5925, Longitude: -71.3761    
<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 Gould, 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 Gould 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 Gould 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 303.644 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.753 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.001 degrees.




 

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