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Communities Also Named Lanark ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Lanark.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Lanark is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twelve communities, one is located in Canada and the other eleven communities are located in  the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Lanark, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Bradley County
      • This Lanark is located in Bradley County and lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Lanark.
    • Idaho
      • Bear Lake County
      • This Lanark is located in Bear Lake County and lies 2,430 miles [3,910.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Lanark.
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Lanark is located in Carroll County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lanark.
    • Kansas
      • Pawnee 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 Lanark [Pawnee County].
    • Montana
      • Dawson 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 Lanark [Dawson County].
      • Roosevelt County
      • This Lanark is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Lanark.
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana 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 New Mexico community of Lanark [Dona Ana County].
    • Ontario
      • This Lanark lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Lanark is located in Lehigh County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Lanark.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Lanark is located in Cass County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lanark.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Lanark is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Lanark.
    • Wisconsin
      • Portage 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 Lanark [Portage County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 2,555 miles [4,111.9 km]<1> to the northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanark ...

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.

  • Cloverville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
  • Clydesdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clydesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesdale
  • Harbour Centre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jimtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Lower South River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower South River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower South River
  • Mahoneys Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoneys Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneys Beach
  • Monks Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monks Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Head
  • Post Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Road
  • Salt Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point

How Far From Lanark to ...

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 Lanark to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lanark and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lanark to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,581 miles [5,763.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lanark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lanark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6506, Longitude: -61.9475    
<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 Lanark 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 . 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 Lanark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Lanark 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 297.771 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.229 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.304 degrees.




 

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