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Communities Also Named South Durham ...
We found three communities that share the name South Durham.
Within Quebec, the name South Durham is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This South Durham is located in Androscoggin County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of South Durham.
- New York
- Greene County
- This South Durham is located in Greene County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of South Durham.
- North Carolina
- Durham 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 North Carolina community of South Durham [Durham County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Durham ...
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.
- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Greenshields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Kingsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From South Durham 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 community such as South Durham to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Durham and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Durham to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 5,428 miles [8,735.5 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 4,028 miles [6,482.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Durham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Durham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6636, Longitude: -72.3397 |
| <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 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 South Durham 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 South Durham 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 304.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.433 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.446 degrees. |
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