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42.943691, -72.803985
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We found 64 communities that share the name Dover.
Within Vermont, the name Dover is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another 58 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 58 communities, 54 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Dover, we know of six communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Blount County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dover [Blount County].
Arkansas
Pope County
This Dover is located in Pope County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Dover.
Colorado
Weld County
This Dover is located in Weld County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Dover.
Delaware
Kent County
This Dover is located in Kent County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Dover.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Dover is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Dover.
Georgia
Screven County
This Dover is located in Screven County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of Dover.
Idaho
Bonner County
This Dover is located in Bonner County and lies 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Dover.
Illinois
Bureau County
This Dover is located in Bureau County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Dover.
Indiana
Boone County
This Dover is located in Boone County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Dover.
Dearborn County
This Dover is located in Dearborn County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the west southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Dover.
Iowa
Davis 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 Iowa community of Dover [Davis County].
Iowa County
This Dover is located in Iowa County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Dover.
Lee County
This community is historic and although located in Lee County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Dover.
Kansas
Linn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dover [Linn County].
Shawnee County
This Dover is located in Shawnee County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Dover.
Kentucky
Mason County
This Dover is located in Mason County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Dover.
Maine
Lincoln County
This Dover is located in Lincoln County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Dover.
Piscataquis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Dover [Piscataquis County].
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Dover is located in Baltimore County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Dover.
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Dover is located in Norfolk County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Dover.
Michigan
Clare County
This Dover is located in Clare County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Dover.
Lenawee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dover [Lenawee County].
Washtenaw County
This Dover is located in Washtenaw County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Dover.
Minnesota
Olmsted County
This Dover is located in Olmsted County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Dover.
Mississippi
Neshoba County
This Dover is located in Neshoba County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Dover.
Yazoo 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 Mississippi community of Dover [Yazoo County].
Missouri
Lafayette County
This Dover is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Dover.
Lewis County
This Dover is located in Lewis County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Dover.
Montana
Judith Basin County
This Dover is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Dover.
Nebraska
Otoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Dover [Otoe County].
Nevada
Mineral County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Dover.
New Brunswick
This Dover lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
New Hampshire
Strafford County
This Dover is located in Strafford County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the east of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Dover.
New Jersey
Morris County
This Dover is located in Morris County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Dover.
New Mexico
Colfax County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Dover.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Dover lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
North Carolina
Cleveland County
This Dover is located in Cleveland County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Dover.
Craven County
This Dover is located in Craven County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the south southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Dover.
Moore County
This Dover is located in Moore County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Dover.
North Dakota
Wells County
This Dover is located in Wells County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Dover.
Nova Scotia
This Dover lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dover [Cuyahoga County].
Tuscarawas County
This Dover is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Dover.
Union 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 Ohio community of Dover [Union County].
Oklahoma
Kingfisher County
This Dover is located in Kingfisher County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the west of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Dover.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Dover is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Dover.
Pennsylvania
York County
This Dover is located in York County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Dover.
Prince Edward Island
This Dover lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
South Carolina
Abbeville 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 Dover [Abbeville County].
Laurens County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dover [Laurens County].
South Dakota
McCook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Dover [McCook County].
Tennessee
Hamblen County
This Dover is located in Hamblen County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Dover.
Stewart County
This Dover is located in Stewart County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the west southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Dover.
Texas
Fort Bend County
This Dover is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Dover.
Utah
Sanpete County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Sanpete County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Dover.
Virginia
Arlington County
This Dover is located in Arlington County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Dover.
Loudoun County
This Dover is located in Loudoun County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the southwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Dover.
Wisconsin
Price County
This Dover is located in Price County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dover that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Price County community of Dover.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Australia
Distance: 10,441 miles [16,803.2 km]<2> to the west southwest
Barbados
Distance: 2,208 miles [3,553.4 km]<2> to the south southeast
Denmark
Distance: 3,514 miles [5,655.2 km]<2> to the northeast
England
Distance: 3,383 miles [5,444.4 km]<2> to the northeast
Jamaica
Distance: 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<2> to the south
Turkey
Distance: 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km]<2> to the northeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dover ...
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.
Bondville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dover and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Dover to Montpelier, with an average speed<6>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 6 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 356 miles [572.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,142 miles [6,665.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Dover 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.
<2>
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 from Point A (ie- Dover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9437, Longitude: -72.8040 In this case, the coordinates for Dover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Dover to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.946 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.76 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.073 degrees.