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We found seven communities that are also named Danby.
Within Vermont, the name Danby is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
San Bernardino County
This Danby is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,324 miles [3,740.1 km]<1> to the west of the Danby that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Danby.
Kansas
Ness 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 Kansas community of Danby [Ness County].
Kentucky
Logan County
This Danby is located in Logan County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Danby that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Danby.
Michigan
Ionia 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 Danby [Ionia County].
Missouri
Jefferson County
This Danby is located in Jefferson County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Danby that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Danby.
New York
Tompkins County
This Danby is located in Tompkins County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Danby that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Danby.
Quebec
This Danby lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north of the Danby that is located in Rutland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danby ...
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 Danby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danby and extending to:
Rutland, which is the Seat of Rutland County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Danby to Rutland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 372 miles [598.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,136 miles [6,656.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danby) 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 Danby 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 Danby 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 Danby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3462, Longitude: -72.9954 In this case, the coordinates for Danby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.008 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.896 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.963 degrees.