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we pass this GPS location for Fletcher:
44.683383, -72.913746
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We found 29 communities that share the name Fletcher.
Within Vermont, the name Fletcher is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Fletcher [Pulaski County].
California
Modoc 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 California community of Fletcher [Modoc County].
Florida
Dixie County
This Fletcher is located in Dixie County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixie County community of Fletcher.
Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Fletcher [Hillsborough County].
Idaho
Lewis County
This Fletcher is located in Lewis County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Fletcher.
Illinois
McLean County
This Fletcher is located in McLean County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Fletcher.
Indiana
Fulton County
This Fletcher is located in Fulton County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Fletcher.
Kansas
Stanton 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 Fletcher [Stanton County].
Kentucky
Laurel County
This Fletcher is located in Laurel County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Fletcher.
Michigan
Alpena 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 Fletcher [Alpena County].
Kalkaska County
This Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<3> to the west of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Fletcher.
Minnesota
Hennepin County
This Fletcher is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<3> to the west of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Fletcher.
Missouri
Jefferson County
This Fletcher is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fletcher.
Montana
Jefferson 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 Montana community of Fletcher [Jefferson County].
Nebraska
Washington 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 Fletcher [Washington County].
Nevada
Esmeralda 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 Nevada community of Fletcher [Esmeralda County].
Mineral County
This Fletcher is located in Mineral County and lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<3> to the west of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Fletcher.
North Carolina
Henderson County
This Fletcher is located in Henderson County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Fletcher.
Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Fletcher [Wilkes County].
North Dakota
Richland 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 North Dakota community of Fletcher [Richland County].
Ohio
Miami County
This Fletcher is located in Miami County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Fletcher.
Oklahoma
Comanche County
This Fletcher is located in Comanche County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Fletcher.
Ontario
This Fletcher lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
South Carolina
Marlboro County
This Fletcher is located in Marlboro County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Fletcher.
Texas
Hardin County
This Fletcher is located in Hardin County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Fletcher.
Virginia
Greene County
This Fletcher is located in Greene County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Fletcher.
Washington
Adams County
This Fletcher is located in Adams County and lies 2,161 miles [3,477.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Fletcher.
Whitman 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 Washington community of Fletcher [Whitman County].
West Virginia
Jackson County
This Fletcher is located in Jackson County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fletcher that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Fletcher.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fletcher ...
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.
Butlers Corners (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Corners 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 Fletcher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fletcher and extending to:
Saint Albans, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fletcher to Saint Albans, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 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 Fletcher 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>
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 Fletcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fletcher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fletcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6834, Longitude: -72.9137 In this case, the coordinates for Fletcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Fletcher 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 304.762 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.846 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.247 degrees.