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Communities Also Named Rupert ...

We found ten communities that share the name Rupert.

Within Quebec, the name Rupert is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • This Rupert is located in Van Buren County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Rupert.
    • British Columbia
      • This Rupert lies 2,522 miles [4,058.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • California
      • Yuba 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 California community of Rupert [Yuba County].
    • Georgia
      • Taylor County
      • This Rupert is located in Taylor County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Rupert.
    • Idaho
      • Minidoka County
      • This Rupert is located in Minidoka County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minidoka County community of Rupert.
    • Minnesota
      • Big Stone 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 Minnesota community of Rupert [Big Stone County].
    • Ohio
      • Madison County
      • This Rupert is located in Madison County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rupert.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Rupert is located in Columbia County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Rupert.
    • Vermont
      • Bennington County
      • This Rupert is located in Bennington County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Rupert.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Rupert is located in Greenbrier County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Rupert.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rupert ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Cascades
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Fieldville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
  • Lordsvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordsvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsvale
  • Low
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low
  • Stagsburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagsburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagsburn
  • Wolf Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bay
  • Wolf Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Rupert to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,179 miles [6,725.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rupert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rupert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rupert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6900, Longitude: -75.9897    
<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 Rupert 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 Rupert 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 306.581 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.049 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.283 degrees.




 

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