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Communities Also Named Loretto ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Loretto.

Within Ontario, the name Loretto is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other thirteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This Loretto is located in Cullman County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Loretto.
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Inyo County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Loretto.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Loretto is located in Duval County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Loretto.
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Loretto is located in Livingston County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Loretto.
    • Kentucky
      • Marion County
      • This Loretto is located in Marion County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Loretto.
    • Maryland
      • Somerset County
      • This Loretto is located in Somerset County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Loretto.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson County
      • This Loretto is located in Dickinson County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Loretto.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Loretto is located in Hennepin County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Loretto.
    • Nebraska
      • Boone County
      • This Loretto is located in Boone County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Loretto.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Loretto lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Loretto.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Loretto is located in Cambria County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Loretto.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Loretto is located in Lawrence County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Loretto.
    • Virginia
      • Essex County
      • This Loretto is located in Essex County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Loretto.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loretto ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Everett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Mono
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mono <4>
  • Mono Centre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Centre
  • Mono Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Violet Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
  • Woodside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Loretto 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 Loretto to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Loretto to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loretto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Loretto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loretto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0483, Longitude: -79.8903    
<2>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 Loretto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<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 Loretto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.279 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.812 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.978 degrees.




 

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