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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Congdon Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Congdon Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Congdon Hill, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Congdon Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Congdon Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Congdon Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Congdon Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Congdon Hill:
- Washington County (The home county of Congdon Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Allenton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Saunderstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
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- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- North Kingstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Slocum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
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- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
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- Peace Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Kingston Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Annawomscutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Coggeshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- East Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Shippee Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- East Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
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- Buttonwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Cowesett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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- Kitts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Apponaug
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
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- Coventry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Oakland Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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- Quidnick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Clarks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Brenton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Lawtons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Newport East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Prudence Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Oaklawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Bellefonte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Kent ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Meshanticut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Cranston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Kent Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Knightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
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- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Thornton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
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- Richmond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Voluntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Pawcatuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Voluntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Glasgo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Griswold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Mashantucket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Ekonk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Wauregan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Globe Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Acoaxet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Central Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Fall River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Ocean Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Seekonk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Flint Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Swansea Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Harris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bowenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Dukes County (MA)
- Cuttyhunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Congdon Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Congdon Hill.
Cemeteries Near Congdon Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Congdon Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Congdon Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Congdon Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Sherman - Shearman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Narragansett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sweet - Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burlingame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fones - Haszard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Congdon - Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- John Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- David Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherman Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Continue List (669 more) ...
- OLiver Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burlingame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Congdon Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Congdon Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Congdon Hill, with the one closest to Congdon Hill listed first.
- Allenton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Wickford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Kingston Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- West Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- Gould
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Rocky Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Peace Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wickford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Narragansett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Congdon Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Congdon Hill.
Newspapers Published in Congdon Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Congdon Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Congdon Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Congdon Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Congdon Hill:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Congdon Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Congdon Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |