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Communities Also Named Linton ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Linton.

Within Quebec, the name Linton is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other thirteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Linton is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Linton.
    • Georgia
      • Hancock County
      • This Linton is located in Hancock County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Linton.
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • This Linton is located in Greene County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Linton.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines 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 Iowa community of Linton [Des Moines County].
    • Kansas
      • Linn 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 Kansas community of Linton [Linn County].
    • Kentucky
      • Trigg County
      • This Linton is located in Trigg County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Linton.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Linton is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Linton.
    • Mississippi
      • Clarke County
      • This Linton is located in Clarke County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Linton.
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • This Linton is located in Emmons County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Linton.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Linton.
      • Jefferson 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 Ohio community of Linton [Jefferson County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Linton.
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Linton is located in Davidson County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Linton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Linton is located in Walworth County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Linton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linton ...

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.

  • Falrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falrie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falrie
  • Orleans Club
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Club came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Club
  • Starvation Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starvation Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starvation Point

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Linton 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 5,363 miles [8,630.9 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 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,971 miles [6,390.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linton. 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 from Point A (ie- Linton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2500, Longitude: -72.2500    
<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 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 Linton 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>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 Linton, 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 Linton 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 303.909 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.337 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.53 degrees.









 

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