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We found 24 communities that are also named Sheldon.
Within Vermont, the name Sheldon is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Greenlee County
This Sheldon is located in Greenlee County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenlee County community of Sheldon.
California
Sacramento County
This Sheldon is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,496 miles [4,016.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Sheldon.
Illinois
Iroquois County
This Sheldon is located in Iroquois County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Sheldon.
Indiana
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 Indiana community of Sheldon [Allen County].
Iowa
O'Brien County
This Sheldon is located in O'Brien County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the west of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Sheldon.
Kansas
Harvey County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Harvey County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harvey County community of Sheldon.
Sedgwick 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 Sheldon [Sedgwick County].
Michigan
Ottawa 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 Sheldon [Ottawa County].
Wayne County
This Sheldon is located in Wayne County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Sheldon.
Minnesota
Houston County
This Sheldon is located in Houston County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Sheldon.
Missouri
Vernon County
This Sheldon is located in Vernon County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Sheldon.
Montana
Missoula 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 Montana community of Sheldon [Missoula County].
New York
Wyoming County
This Sheldon is located in Wyoming County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Sheldon.
North Dakota
Ransom County
This Sheldon is located in Ransom County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ransom County community of Sheldon.
Ohio
Ottawa 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 Ohio community of Sheldon [Ottawa County].
Perry County
This community is historic and although located in Perry County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Sheldon.
Pickaway 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 Ohio community of Sheldon [Pickaway County].
Vinton County
This community is historic and although located in Vinton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Sheldon.
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 Sheldon.
Pennsylvania
Luzerne 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 Sheldon [Luzerne County].
Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Sheldon [Susquehanna County].
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Sheldon is located in Beaufort County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Sheldon.
Texas
Harris County
This Sheldon is located in Harris County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Sheldon.
Wisconsin
Rusk County
This Sheldon is located in Rusk County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Sheldon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheldon ...
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 Sheldon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sheldon and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Sheldon to Montpelier, with an average speed<5> 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 463 miles [745.1 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 27 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sheldon) 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 Sheldon 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 Sheldon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Sheldon 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 Sheldon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8817, Longitude: -72.9429 In this case, the coordinates for Sheldon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.75 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.866 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.159 degrees.