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36.806259, -76.275218
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We found 25 communities that are also named Avalon.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Avalon.
Beyond Virginia, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Northumberland County
This Avalon is located in Northumberland County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Avalon.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Los Angeles County
This Avalon is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Avalon.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Avalon is located in New Castle County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Avalon.
Georgia
Chatham 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 Georgia community of Avalon [Chatham County].
Clayton County
This Avalon is located in Clayton County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Avalon.
Dougherty County
This Avalon is located in Dougherty County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Avalon.
Franklin 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 Georgia community of Avalon [Franklin County].
Newton County
This Avalon is located in Newton County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Avalon.
Stephens County
This Avalon is located in Stephens County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Avalon.
Indiana
Allen County
This Avalon is located in Allen County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Avalon.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Avalon is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Avalon.
Saint Mary Parish
This Avalon is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Avalon.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Avalon is located in Baltimore County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Avalon.
Talbot County
This Avalon is located in Talbot County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Avalon.
Minnesota
Nicollet County
This Avalon is located in Nicollet County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicollet County community of Avalon.
Mississippi
Carroll County
This Avalon is located in Carroll County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Avalon.
Missouri
Livingston County
This Avalon is located in Livingston County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Avalon.
Nevada
Mineral 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 Nevada community of Avalon [Mineral County].
New Jersey
Cape May 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 Jersey community of Avalon [Cape May County].
New Mexico
Eddy County
This Avalon is located in Eddy County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Avalon.
Ohio
Butler County
This Avalon is located in Butler County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Avalon.
Perry County
This Avalon is located in Perry County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Avalon.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Avalon is located in Allegheny County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Avalon.
Texas
Ellis County
This Avalon is located in Ellis County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Avalon.
Wisconsin
Rock County
This Avalon is located in Rock County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Avalon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avalon ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Avalon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avalon and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Avalon to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avalon) 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 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 Avalon 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 Avalon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Avalon 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 Avalon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8063, Longitude: -76.2752 In this case, the coordinates for Avalon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.57 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.755 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.197 degrees.