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Communities Also Named Racine ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Racine.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Quebec ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Racine #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 Racine.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Buena Vista 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 Iowa community of Racine [Buena Vista County].
      • Hardin County
      • This Racine is located in Hardin County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Racine.
    • Kansas
      • Jackson 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 Kansas community of Racine [Jackson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Mower County
      • This Racine is located in Mower County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Racine.
    • Missouri
      • Newton County
      • This Racine is located in Newton County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Racine.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Racine is located in Meigs County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Racine.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Racine [Beaver County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Racine [Washington County].
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Racine is located in Boone County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Racine.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Racine is located in Racine County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Racine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Racine ...

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.

  • Cherry River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry River
  • Gore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Greenlay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlay
  • Kingsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Lower Flodden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Flodden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Flodden
  • Melbourne Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Ridge
  • Moose River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
  • Morse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Rockland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Racine to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,029 miles [6,484 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Racine. 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 Racine 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 '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- Racine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Racine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4990, Longitude: -72.2242    
<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 Racine 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 304.197 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.354 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.476 degrees.




 

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