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To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Florence:
43.716454, -73.061499
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We found 61 communities that share the name Florence.
Within Vermont, the name Florence is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another 61 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 61 communities, 59 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Florence is located in Lauderdale County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Florence.
Arizona
Pinal County
This Florence is located in Pinal County and lies 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Florence.
Arkansas
Drew County
This Florence is located in Drew County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Florence.
California
Los Angeles County
This Florence is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,488 miles [4,004 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Florence.
Colorado
Fremont County
This Florence is located in Fremont County and lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Florence.
Delaware
Kent County
This Florence is located in Kent County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Florence.
Florida
Clay 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 Florida community of Florence [Clay County].
Gadsden County
This Florence is located in Gadsden County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Florence.
Saint Johns County
This Florence is located in Saint Johns County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the south southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Florence.
Georgia
Morgan 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 Florence [Morgan County].
Stewart County
This Florence is located in Stewart County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Florence.
Idaho
Idaho County
This Florence is located in Idaho County and lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Florence.
Illinois
Pike County
This Florence is located in Pike County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Florence.
Stephenson County
This Florence is located in Stephenson County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Florence.
Indiana
Switzerland County
This Florence is located in Switzerland County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Florence.
Iowa
Wright County
This Florence is located in Wright County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Florence.
Kansas
Allen 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 Florence [Allen County].
Lyon 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 Kansas community of Florence [Lyon County].
Marion County
This Florence is located in Marion County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Florence.
Kentucky
Boone County
This Florence is located in Boone County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Florence.
McCracken 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 Kentucky community of Florence [McCracken County].
Louisiana
Catahoula Parish
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 Louisiana community of Florence [Catahoula Parish].
Saint Mary Parish
This Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Florence.
Maryland
Howard County
This Florence is located in Howard County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Florence.
Massachusetts
Hampshire County
This Florence is located in Hampshire County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Florence.
Michigan
Manistee 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 Florence [Manistee County].
Saint Joseph 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 Michigan community of Florence [Saint Joseph County].
Minnesota
Lyon County
This Florence is located in Lyon County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Florence.
Mississippi
Rankin County
This Florence is located in Rankin County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Florence.
Missouri
Buchanan 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 Missouri community of Florence [Buchanan County].
Morgan County
This Florence is located in Morgan County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Florence.
Montana
Ravalli County
This Florence is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Florence.
Nebraska
Douglas County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Florence.
New Jersey
Burlington County
This Florence is located in Burlington County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Florence.
Camden County
This Florence is located in Camden County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Florence.
New Mexico
Eddy County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Eddy County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Florence.
New York
Oneida County
This Florence is located in Oneida County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Florence.
North Carolina
Guilford County
This Florence is located in Guilford County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Florence.
Pamlico County
This Florence is located in Pamlico County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the south southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Florence.
Nova Scotia
This Florence lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
Ohio
Belmont County
This Florence is located in Belmont County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Florence.
Erie County
This Florence is located in Erie County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Florence.
Madison County
This Florence is located in Madison County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Florence.
Noble County
This Florence is located in Noble County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Florence.
Oklahoma
Beaver 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 Oklahoma community of Florence [Beaver County].
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Florence.
Oregon
Lane County
This Florence is located in Lane County and lies 2,499 miles [4,021.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Florence.
Pennsylvania
Northampton 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 Pennsylvania community of Florence [Northampton County].
Washington County
This Florence is located in Washington County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Florence.
South Carolina
Florence County
This Florence is located in Florence County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Florence.
South Dakota
Codington County
This Florence is located in Codington County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Florence.
Hand 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 Dakota community of Florence [Hand County].
Pennington 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 Dakota community of Florence [Pennington County].
Tennessee
Rutherford County
This Florence is located in Rutherford County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Florence.
Washington 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 Tennessee community of Florence [Washington County].
Texas
Williamson County
This Florence is located in Williamson County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Florence.
Utah
Weber 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 Utah community of Florence [Weber County].
Washington
Snohomish County
This Florence is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Florence.
West Virginia
Preston 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 West Virginia community of Florence [Preston County].
Randolph 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 West Virginia community of Florence [Randolph County].
Wisconsin
Florence County
This Florence is located in Florence County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Florence that is located in Rutland County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Florence.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Florence ...
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.
Crystal Beach (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Florence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Florence and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Florence to Montpelier, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Florence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7165, Longitude: -73.0615 In this case, the coordinates for Florence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Florence 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>
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 Florence, 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 Florence 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 304.996 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.945 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.809 degrees.