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Communities Also Named Ironside ...

We found two communities that share the name Ironside.

Within Quebec, the name Ironside is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Ironside is located in Malheur County and lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Ironside.
    • Virginia
      • Henry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ironside [Henry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironside ...

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.

  • Camp Fortune
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Fortune came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Fortune
  • Centretown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • Farmer's Rapids
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer's Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer's Rapids
  • Fisher Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hull
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Kilroy Crescent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilroy Crescent came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilroy Crescent
  • Kingsview Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Park
  • Lower Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Manor Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Peter's Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter's Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter's Point
  • Sandy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunney's Pasture
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunney's Pasture came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunney's Pasture

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ironside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ironside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4728, Longitude: -75.7403    
<2>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 Ironside 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ironside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.448 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.865 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.261 degrees.




 

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