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Communities Also Named O'Neil ...

We found seven communities that share the name O'Neil.

Within Quebec, the name O'Neil is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Nassau County
      • This O'Neil is located in Nassau County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of O'Neil.
    • Michigan
      • Kalkaska County
      • This O'Neil is located in Kalkaska County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of O'Neil.
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This O'Neil is located in Amite County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of O'Neil.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of O'Neil [Elko County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This O'Neil lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Oregon
      • Crook County
      • This O'Neil is located in Crook County and lies 2,264 miles [3,643.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of O'Neil.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of O'Neil [Allegheny County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near O'Neil ...

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.

  • Beaver Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Clyde Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Corners
  • Curry Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Isle of Skye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Skye came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Skye
  • Kelvingrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelvingrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvingrove
  • Lee's Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Corner
  • Maplemore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplemore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplemore
  • Maybank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
  • Powerscourt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powerscourt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerscourt
  • Trout River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

How Far From O'Neil 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 O'Neil to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from O'Neil to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,129 miles [6,645 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- O'Neil) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in O'Neil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1000, Longitude: -74.2833    
<2>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 O'Neil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 O'Neil 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.
<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 O'Neil 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 305.566 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.816 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.712 degrees.




 

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