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Communities Also Named Lost River ...

We found nine communities that share the name Lost River.

Within Quebec, the name Lost River is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • 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 Alaska community of Lost River.
    • Idaho
      • Butte County
      • This Lost River is located in Butte County and lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Lost River.
      • Custer County
      • This Lost River is located in Custer County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Lost River.
    • Indiana
      • Martin 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 Indiana community of Lost River [Martin County].
      • Orange County
      • This Lost River is located in Orange County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lost River.
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Lost River is located in Warren County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lost River.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Lost River is located in Grafton County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Lost River.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Lost River is located in Klamath County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Lost River.
    • West Virginia
      • Hardy 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 West Virginia community of Lost River [Hardy County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost River ...

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.

  • Dalesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesville
  • Edina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Grace Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Park
  • Gray Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Valley
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Laurel Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Station
  • Mabel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mount Maple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Maple came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Maple
  • Rawcliffe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawcliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawcliffe
  • Rockway Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockway Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway Valley

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lost River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,509 miles [8,865.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,114 miles [6,620.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost River. 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 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 Lost River 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' (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- Lost River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8314, Longitude: -74.5483    
<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>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.
<5>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 Lost River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.63 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.01 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.477 degrees.




 

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