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Communities Also Named Louisa ...

We found six communities that share the name Louisa.

Within Quebec, the name Louisa is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Louisa is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Louisa.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Louisa is located in Linn County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Louisa.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Louisa is located in Lawrence County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Louisa.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Charles Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Louisa [Saint Charles Parish].
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Louisa [Saint Mary Parish].
    • Virginia
      • Louisa County
      • This Louisa is located in Louisa County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Louisa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Louisa ...

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.

  • Chatboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatboro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatboro
  • Dalesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Hill Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Head
  • Laurel Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Lost River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Mabel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southwest)
    • 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
  • Sir John Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sir John Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir John Lake
  • Spring Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Louisa to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,109 miles [6,612.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Louisa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Louisa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7633, Longitude: -74.3650    
<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 Louisa 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>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 Louisa 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 305.522 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.878 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.419 degrees.




 

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