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We found five communities that are also named Calais.
Within Vermont, the name Calais is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alberta
This Calais lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Calais that is located in Washington County.
Maine
Washington County
This Calais is located in Washington County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Calais that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Calais.
Montana
Dawson 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 Montana community of Calais [Dawson County].
Roosevelt County
This Calais is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Calais that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Calais.
Ohio
Monroe County
This Calais is located in Monroe County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Calais that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Calais.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calais ...
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 Calais to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calais and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calais to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calais) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Calais 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Calais 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 Calais. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3693, Longitude: -72.4676
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.531 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.534 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.192 degrees.