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Communities Also Named Peabody ...

We found nine communities that share the name Peabody.

Within Quebec, the name Peabody is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Peabody is located in Sangamon County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Peabody.
    • Indiana
      • Whitley County
      • This Peabody is located in Whitley County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Peabody.
    • Kansas
      • Marion County
      • This Peabody is located in Marion County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Peabody.
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • This Peabody is located in Clay County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Peabody.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Peabody is located in Essex County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Peabody.
    • Ontario
      • This Peabody lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Peabody is located in Campbell County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Peabody.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Peabody [Kanawha County].
      • Wetzel County
      • This Peabody is located in Wetzel County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Peabody.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peabody ...

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.

  • Georgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
  • Highwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
  • Leadville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Lime Kiln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Kiln came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Molson Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molson Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molson Landing
  • Nine Holes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Holes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Holes
  • Province Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Province Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Province Hill
  • Sugar Loaf Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Pond

How Far From Peabody to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peabody to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Peabody to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,049 miles [6,516.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peabody) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peabody. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0772, Longitude: -72.3783    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Peabody 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 Peabody 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 304.363 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.467 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.778 degrees.




 

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