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Communities Also Named Ceylon ...

We found seven communities that share the name Ceylon.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Ceylon is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, one is located in Canada and the other six communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Ceylon is located in Camden County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Ceylon.
    • Indiana
      • Adams County
      • This Ceylon is located in Adams County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Ceylon.
    • Michigan
      • Barry 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 Michigan community of Ceylon [Barry County].
    • Minnesota
      • Martin County
      • This Ceylon is located in Martin County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Ceylon.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This Ceylon is located in Erie County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Ceylon.
    • Ontario
      • This Ceylon lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Ceylon is located in Greene County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Ceylon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ceylon ...

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.

  • Amulet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amulet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amulet
  • Forward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
  • Grassdale
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
  • Hardy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Horizon
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
  • Maxim
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxim came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Neptune
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Surprise Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Valley

How Far From Ceylon to ...

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 village such as Ceylon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Ceylon to Regina, with an average speed<4> 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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ceylon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Ceylon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ceylon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4586, Longitude: -104.6023    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ceylon 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 Ceylon 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 326.742 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.327 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.208 degrees.




 

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