We found fifteen communities that share the name Olga.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Olga is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Cochise County
This Olga is located in Cochise County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Olga.
California
Los Angeles County
This Olga is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Olga.
Florida
Lee County
This Olga is located in Lee County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Olga.
Illinois
Hamilton County
This Olga is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Olga.
Kentucky
Russell County
This Olga is located in Russell County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Olga.
Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish
This Olga is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Olga.
Michigan
Lake 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 Olga [Lake County].
Wexford 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 Michigan community of Olga [Wexford County].
Minnesota
Polk County
This Olga is located in Polk County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Olga.
Missouri
Webster County
This Olga is located in Webster County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Olga.
North Dakota
Cavalier County
This Olga is located in Cavalier County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Olga.
Ohio
Washington County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Olga.
South Carolina
Pickens 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 South Carolina community of Olga [Pickens County].
Texas
Nolan County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Nolan County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Olga.
Washington
San Juan County
This Olga is located in San Juan County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Olga.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olga ...
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.
Arena (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arena came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 Olga to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olga and extending to:
Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Olga to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3855, Longitude: -109.0551
<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 Olga 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>
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 Olga, 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 Olga 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 330.212 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.278 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.003 degrees.