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41.954552, -71.556667
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We found seventeen communities that are also named Primrose.
Within Rhode Island, the name Primrose is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alaska
This Primrose lies 3,367 miles [5,418.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
Georgia
Meriwether County
This Primrose is located in Meriwether County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the southwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of Primrose.
Iowa
Lee County
This Primrose is located in Lee County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Primrose.
Kentucky
Lee County
This Primrose is located in Lee County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Primrose.
Maryland
Baltimore 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 Maryland community of Primrose [Baltimore County].
Montana
Missoula County
This Primrose is located in Missoula County and lies 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Primrose.
Nebraska
Boone County
This Primrose is located in Boone County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the west of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Primrose.
New Brunswick
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 New Brunswick community of Primrose.
New York
Westchester 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 New York community of Primrose [Westchester County].
Ohio
Williams County
This Primrose is located in Williams County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Primrose.
Ontario
This Primrose lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County
This Primrose is located in Schuylkill County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Primrose.
Washington County
This Primrose is located in Washington County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the west of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Primrose.
Prince Edward Island
This Primrose lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
Texas
Tarrant County
This Primrose is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Primrose.
Van Zandt County
This Primrose is located in Van Zandt County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km] to the west southwest of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Primrose.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Primrose is located in Dane County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the west of the Primrose that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Primrose.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Primrose ...
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.
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 Primrose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Primrose and extending to:
Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Primrose to Providence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,123 miles [6,635.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Primrose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Primrose 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 county. 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>
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.
<4>
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 Primrose to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Primrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9546, Longitude: -71.5567 In this case, the coordinates for Primrose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.332 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.904 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.999 degrees.