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Communities Also Named Shawville ...

We found six communities that share the name Shawville.

Within Quebec, the name Shawville is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Vigo 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 Shawville [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose 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 Shawville [Appanoose County].
    • Ohio
      • Lorain 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 Ohio community of Shawville [Lorain County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Shawville is located in Clearfield County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<3> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Shawville.
    • Texas
      • Coke County
      • This Shawville is located in Coke County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Shawville.
    • Vermont
      • Franklin County
      • This Shawville is located in Franklin County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Shawville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawville ...

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.

  • Dewars
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewars
  • Elmside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
  • Iron Gate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
  • Maryland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
  • Morehead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Pine Lodge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lodge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
  • Ruthledge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthledge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge
  • Sand Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
  • Sand Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
  • Starks Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Corners

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Shawville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,202 miles [6,762.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shawville. 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 Shawville 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>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 Shawville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shawville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shawville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6000, Longitude: -76.4833    
<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 Shawville 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 306.912 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.405 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.578 degrees.




 

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