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we pass this GPS location for Amboy:
45.913768, -122.446838
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Amboy.
Within Washington, the name Amboy is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Pulaski County
This Amboy is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Amboy.
California
San Bernardino County
This Amboy is located in San Bernardino County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Amboy.
Georgia
Turner 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 Amboy [Turner County].
Wilcox 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 Georgia community of Amboy [Wilcox County].
Illinois
Lee County
This Amboy is located in Lee County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the east of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Amboy.
Indiana
Miami County
This Amboy is located in Miami County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the east of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Amboy.
Iowa
Jasper 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 Iowa community of Amboy [Jasper County].
Kansas
Rooks 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 Amboy [Rooks County].
Michigan
Hillsdale 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 Amboy [Hillsdale County].
Minnesota
Blue Earth County
This Amboy is located in Blue Earth County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the east of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Amboy.
Otter Tail 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 Minnesota community of Amboy [Otter Tail County].
Nebraska
Webster County
This Amboy is located in Webster County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the east of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Amboy.
New York
Onondaga County
This Amboy is located in Onondaga County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the east of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Amboy.
North Carolina
Chowan 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 North Carolina community of Amboy [Chowan County].
Ohio
Ashtabula County
This Amboy is located in Ashtabula County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the east of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Amboy.
South Dakota
Sanborn 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 South Dakota community of Amboy [Sanborn County].
West Virginia
Preston County
This Amboy is located in Preston County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the east of the Amboy that is located in Clark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Amboy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amboy ...
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.
Alpine (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Amboy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amboy and extending to:
Vancouver, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amboy to Vancouver, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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- Amboy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amboy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9138, Longitude: -122.4468
<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 Amboy 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>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Amboy 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 340.882 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.354 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.949 degrees.