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we pass this GPS location for Jerusalem:
39.563700, -111.657012
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We found 25 communities that are also named Jerusalem.
Within Utah, the name Jerusalem is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Fayette County
This Jerusalem is located in Fayette County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Jerusalem.
Lawrence County
This Jerusalem is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Jerusalem.
Arkansas
Conway County
This Jerusalem is located in Conway County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Jerusalem.
Connecticut
New Haven County
This community is historic<2> and although located in New Haven County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Jerusalem.
Georgia
Camden County
This Jerusalem is located in Camden County and lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Jerusalem.
Cook 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 Georgia community of Jerusalem [Cook County].
Newton County
This Jerusalem is located in Newton County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Jerusalem.
Pickens County
This Jerusalem is located in Pickens County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Jerusalem.
Maine
Somerset 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 Maine community of Jerusalem [Somerset County].
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Jerusalem.
Frederick County
This Jerusalem is located in Frederick County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jerusalem.
Montgomery County
This Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Jerusalem.
Michigan
Washtenaw County
This Jerusalem is located in Washtenaw County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Jerusalem.
New York
Albany 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 New York community of Jerusalem [Albany County].
North Carolina
Davie County
This Jerusalem is located in Davie County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Jerusalem.
North Dakota
Ramsey 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 Jerusalem [Ramsey County].
Ohio
Clark County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Jerusalem.
Clermont 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 Jerusalem [Clermont County].
Hamilton County
This Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Jerusalem.
Logan County
This community is historic and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Jerusalem.
Monroe County
This Jerusalem is located in Monroe County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km] to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Jerusalem.
Rhode Island
Washington County
This Jerusalem is located in Washington County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jerusalem.
Tennessee
Lincoln County
This Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jerusalem.
Vermont
Addison County
This Jerusalem is located in Addison County and lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Jerusalem.
Windsor County
This Jerusalem is located in Windsor County and lies 2,007 miles [3,230 km] to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Jerusalem.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jerusalem ...
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 Jerusalem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jerusalem and extending to:
Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Jerusalem to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,065 miles [11,370 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 7,833 miles [12,606 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jerusalem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Jerusalem, 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 Jerusalem 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5637, Longitude: -111.6570 In this case, the coordinates for Jerusalem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.622 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.024 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.715 degrees.