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Communities Also Named Ives ...

We found nine communities that share the name Ives.

Within Quebec, the name Ives is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of Ives [Brevard County].
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Ives [Montgomery County].
    • Minnesota
      • Polk 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 Minnesota community of Ives [Polk County].
    • Missouri
      • Stoddard County
      • This Ives is located in Stoddard County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Ives.
    • Nebraska
      • Dundy County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Dundy County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dundy County community of Ives.
    • North Dakota
      • Bowman County
      • This Ives is located in Bowman County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowman County community of Ives.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Huron County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Ives.
    • Texas
      • Nolan 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 Texas community of Ives [Nolan County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Ives is located in Racine County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Ives.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ives ...

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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Dudswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Ham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham
  • Hardwood Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Hill
  • Herringville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Stoke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ives 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 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 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 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,996 miles [6,430.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 Ives 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>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- Ives) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ives. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6886, Longitude: -71.6044    
<3>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 Ives, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Ives 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 303.772 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.912 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.063 degrees.




 

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