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Communities Also Named Odessa ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Odessa.

Within Ontario, the name Odessa is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kings County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Odessa [Kings County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Odessa is located in New Castle County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Odessa.
    • Florida
      • Pasco County
      • This Odessa is located in Pasco County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Odessa.
    • Georgia
      • Wayne County
      • This Odessa is located in Wayne County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Odessa.
    • Indiana
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Odessa [Benton County].
    • Kansas
      • Jewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Odessa [Jewell County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Odessa [Bath County].
    • Michigan
      • Oscoda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Odessa [Oscoda County].
    • Minnesota
      • Big Stone County
      • This Odessa is located in Big Stone County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Stone County community of Odessa.
    • Missouri
      • Lafayette County
      • This Odessa is located in Lafayette County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Odessa.
    • Nebraska
      • Buffalo County
      • This Odessa is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Odessa.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Odessa is located in Schuyler County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Odessa.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Odessa [Pender County].
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Odessa.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Odessa [Clearfield County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Odessa lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • South Dakota
      • Brookings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Odessa [Brookings County].
    • Texas
      • Ector County
      • This Odessa is located in Ector County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ector County community of Odessa.
    • Washington
      • Lincoln County
      • This Odessa is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Odessa.
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Odessa is located in Clay County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Odessa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Odessa ...

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.

  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <5>
  • Florida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Fredericksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Glenvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvale
  • High Gate Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Gate Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate Park
  • Hillview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Links Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Links Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links Mills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Links Mills <5>
  • Queens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
  • Star Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corners
  • Storms Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storms Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storms Corners
  • Violet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Violet <5>

How Far From Odessa to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Odessa to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Odessa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Odessa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odessa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2744, Longitude: -76.7319    
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Odessa 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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Odessa 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 307.23 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.545 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.318 degrees.




 

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