We found 34 communities that share the name Wright.
Within Quebec, the name Wright is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 34 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 33 communities are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Wright is located in Lauderdale County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Wright.
Arkansas
Jefferson County
This Wright is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wright.
Pike 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 Arkansas community of Wright [Pike County].
British Columbia
This Wright lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Florida
Okaloosa County
This Wright is located in Okaloosa County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Wright.
Idaho
Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Wright [Kootenai County].
Illinois
Coles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Wright [Coles County].
Indiana
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Wright [Greene County].
Iowa
Mahaska County
This Wright is located in Mahaska County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Wright.
Kansas
Ford County
This Wright is located in Ford County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Wright.
Kentucky
Letcher County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wright [Letcher County].
Muhlenberg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wright [Muhlenberg County].
Louisiana
Vermilion Parish
This Wright is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Wright.
Michigan
Gratiot County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wright [Gratiot County].
Ottawa County
This Wright is located in Ottawa County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Wright.
Minnesota
Carlton County
This Wright is located in Carlton County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Wright.
Mississippi
Bolivar County
This Wright is located in Bolivar County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Wright.
New Mexico
Otero County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Otero County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Wright.
New York
Washington County
This Wright is located in Washington County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wright.
North Dakota
Dickey County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Wright [Dickey County].
Ohio
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wright [Greene County].
Oklahoma
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Wright [Lincoln County].
Oregon
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Wright [Jackson County].
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Wright [Spartanburg County].
Tennessee
Lake County
This Wright is located in Lake County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wright.
Tipton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wright [Tipton County].
Texas
Hale County
This Wright is located in Hale County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Wright.
Parker County
This Wright is located in Parker County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Wright.
Swisher County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wright [Swisher County].
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Wright is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wright.
Virginia
Norfolk City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wright [Norfolk City].
Roanoke County
This Wright is located in Roanoke County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Wright.
West Virginia
Raleigh County
This Wright is located in Raleigh County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Wright.
Wyoming
Campbell County
This Wright is located in Campbell County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Wright.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wright ...
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.
Blue Sea (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sea came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 Wright to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wright and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Wright to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,168 miles [6,707.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0817, Longitude: -76.0597
<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 Wright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Wright 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.
<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 Wright 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 306.574 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.106 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.129 degrees.