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Communities Also Named Weir ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Weir.

Within Quebec, the name Weir is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Sedgwick 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 Colorado community of Weir [Sedgwick County].
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • This Weir is located in Clark County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Weir.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Weir is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Weir.
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Weir is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Weir.
    • Mississippi
      • Choctaw County
      • This Weir is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Weir.
    • Nebraska
      • Hooker County
      • This Weir is located in Hooker County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hooker County community of Weir.
      • Knox 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 Nebraska community of Weir [Knox County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Weir.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Weir [Wilson County].
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • This Weir is located in Hopkins County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Weir.
      • Williamson County
      • This Weir is located in Williamson County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Weir.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weir ...

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.

  • Christieville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christieville
  • Crystal Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Edina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Grace Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Park
  • Gray Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Valley
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Laurel Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Station
  • Lost River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Rawcliffe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawcliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawcliffe
  • Rockway Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockway Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway Valley

How Far From Weir to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weir to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Weir to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weir. 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 Weir 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Weir) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9455, Longitude: -74.5498    
<3>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 Weir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Weir 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 305.615 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.012 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.42 degrees.




 

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