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We found seven communities that are also named Fonda.
Within Vermont, the name Fonda is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Iowa
Pocahontas County
This Fonda is located in Pocahontas County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the west of the Fonda that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Fonda.
Kansas
Ford 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 Fonda [Ford County].
New York
Montgomery County
This Fonda is located in Montgomery County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fonda that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fonda.
North Dakota
Rolette County
This Fonda is located in Rolette County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fonda that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rolette County community of Fonda.
Oklahoma
Dewey County
This Fonda is located in Dewey County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fonda that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Fonda.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Fonda [Milwaukee County].
Wyoming
Goshen County
This Fonda is located in Goshen County and lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fonda that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of Fonda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fonda ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fonda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fonda and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Fonda to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> 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 459 miles [738.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,087 miles [6,577.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Fonda) 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 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 Fonda 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 Fonda 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 Fonda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8714, Longitude: -73.0976 In this case, the coordinates for Fonda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.849 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.975 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.24 degrees.