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Communities Also Named Shipton ...

We found two communities that share the name Shipton.

Within Quebec, the name Shipton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Marshall 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 Shipton [Marshall County].
      • Saline County
      • This Shipton is located in Saline County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Shipton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shipton ...

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.

  • Castlebar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlebar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlebar
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Gore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Greenshields
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshields came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshields
  • Ham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham
  • Hardwood Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Hill
  • Kingsbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Morse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Shipton 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 Shipton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shipton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,008 miles [6,450.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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 Shipton 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shipton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shipton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7494, Longitude: -71.9400    
<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 Shipton 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 303.974 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.148 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.198 degrees.




 

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