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Communities Also Named Pontiac ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Pontiac.

There is one other community in Quebec which is also named Pontiac.

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

  • Communities Located In Quebec ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Pontiac #1
      • 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 Quebec community of Pontiac.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Polk 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 Arkansas community of Pontiac [Polk County].
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Pontiac is located in Livingston County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Pontiac.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Pontiac is located in Saint Clair County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Pontiac.
    • Indiana
      • Boone 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 Pontiac [Boone County].
      • Clay County
      • This Pontiac is located in Clay County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Pontiac.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Pontiac is located in Butler County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Pontiac.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Pontiac is located in Oakland County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Pontiac.
    • Mississippi
      • Lamar 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 Mississippi community of Pontiac [Lamar County].
    • Missouri
      • Ozark County
      • This Pontiac is located in Ozark County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Pontiac.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Pontiac is located in Erie County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Pontiac.
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This Pontiac is located in Huron County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Pontiac.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Pontiac is located in Kent County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Pontiac.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Pontiac is located in Richland County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pontiac.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Pontiac is located in King County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Pontiac.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pontiac ...

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.

  • Alcove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove
  • Berrys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
  • Camp Fortune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Fortune came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Fortune
  • Cascades
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascades came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascades
  • Farm Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Point
  • Greenlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlands
  • Hollow Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Glen
  • Kirk's Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk's Ferry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Ferry
  • Steel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Pontiac to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pontiac. 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 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 Pontiac 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pontiac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pontiac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5500, Longitude: -76.0167    
<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 Pontiac 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 306.617 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.066 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.364 degrees.




 

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