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Communities Also Named Slab City ...

We found nine communities that share the name Slab City.

Within Quebec, the name Slab City is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Slab City is located in Oxford County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Slab City.
      • Waldo County
      • This Slab City is located in Waldo County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Slab City.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Slab City.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Slab City is located in Hillsborough County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Slab City.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Slab City is located in Chautauqua County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Slab City.
      • Cortland County
      • This Slab City is located in Cortland County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Slab City.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Slab City is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Slab City.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Slab City.
    • Wisconsin
      • Shawano County
      • This Slab City is located in Shawano County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Slab City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slab City ...

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.

  • Flanders
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • High Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
  • Island Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Brook
  • Johnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnville
  • Learned Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned Plain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned Plain
  • Low Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Forest
  • Maple Leaf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
  • Martinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
  • New Mexico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Mexico came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Sand Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Slab City 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 12 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 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,006 miles [6,447 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slab City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3950, Longitude: -71.6044    
<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 Slab City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Slab City 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 303.822 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.918 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.223 degrees.




 

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