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Markham
Markham may refer to: Biology * Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia * Markham's grass mouse (''Abrothrix olivaceus markhami''), a rodent subspecies found on Wellington Island and the nearby Southern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile * Ulmus americana 'Markham', an American elm cultivar People * Markham (surname) * Nick Markham, Baron Markham (born 1968), British business executive * Markham Baronets, two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Markham * Mrs Markham, the pseudonym of Elizabeth Penrose (1780-1837), an English writer * Robert Markham, a pseudonym created by Glidrose Publications in the mid-1960s to continue the ''James Bond'' book series Places Antarctica * Markham Bay (Antarctica), James Ross Island * Mount Albert Markham, in the Churchill Mountains * Mount Markham, in the Queen Elizabeth Range Canada * Markham By-Pass (other), multiple uses * Markham Ice Shelf, formerly at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Washington
Markham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, Grays Harbor County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 119 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 95 people, 41 households, and 30 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 84.6 people per square mile (32.7/km2). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 45.4/sq mi (17.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.74% White (U.S. Census), White, 1.05% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 2.11% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 1.05% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population. There were 41 households, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham's Storm-petrel
Markham's storm petrel (''Hydrobates markhami'') is a seabird native to the Pacific Ocean around Peru, Chile, and Ecuador. The species is named after British explorer Albert Hastings Markham, who collected the type specimen, specimen on which the Species description, scientific description was based. It is a large and slender storm petrel, with a wingspan between . Its plumage is black to sooty brown with a grayish bar that runs diagonally across the upper side of the wings. A member of the family Hydrobatidae, the northern storm petrels, the species is similar to the black storm petrel (''Hydrobates melania''), from which it can be hard to distinguish. A Bird colony, colonial breeder, this storm petrel nests in natural cavities in salt crusts in northern Chile and Peru; ninety-five percent of the known colonies are found in the Atacama Desert. The first colony was only reported in 1993, and it is expected that more colonies are yet to be discovered. Pairs produce one egg per sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham Valley
The Markham Valley is a geographical area in Papua New Guinea. The name "Markham" commemorates Sir Clements Markham, Secretary of the British Royal Geographical Society - Captain John Moresby of the Royal Navy named the Markham River after Sir Clements in the course of his voyage of exploration in HMS ''Basilisk'' in 1873. The valley contains two districts of Morobe Province: Huon Gulf district on the east and Markham district on the west. The inhabitants of the valley are of Oceanic (Austronesian) descent and live in large villages under a chieftain political system. The valley is described as "Flatter than a pancake for miles and miles in all directions, until it runs into the mountains that surround it on three sides" and "always hot, and usually bone dry". The Highlands Highway runs through the valley. The Markham River runs through the valley. According to one visitor, about once a year, the local Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham Mound
The Zaleski Mound Group is a collection of three tumulus, burial mounds in the village of Zaleski, Ohio, Zaleski, Ohio, United States. Built by people of the prehistoric Adena culture, these earthworks (archaeology), earthworks are valuable archaeological sites. Mound 1, Ranger Station The largest of the three Zaleski mounds, the Ranger Station Mound is a conical structure located within the bounds of Zaleski State Forest. Located in a community park by the entrance to the forest, the mound is tree-covered with few changes from its original state. At a height of , it is the largest mound in the Zaleski Mound Group. In the 1850s, local residents dug into the mound and placed a Root cellar, cold cellar on its northern side; in the process, they uncovered a skeleton that was given into the possession of a local doctor. The changing needs of the state forest led the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to remove the cellar in 1959; after the intrusion was taken out of its place, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Meriden, a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. This general aviation airport is owned by City of Meriden. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Meriden Markham Municipal Airport is assigned MMK by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned MMK to Murmansk Airport in Murmansk Murmansk () is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far Far North (Russia), northwest part of Russia. It is the world's largest city north of the Arctic Circle and sits on both slopes and banks of a modest fjord, Ko ..., Russia). History The history of the airp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellefontaine/Governor Markham, Pasadena, California
Bellefontaine is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California, immediately south of Downtown. The neighborhood is bordered by Del Mar Boulevard to the north, Columbia Street to the south, Orange Grove Boulevard to the west, and Fair Oaks Avenue to the east. The main roads through the neighborhood are California Boulevard and Pasadena Avenue. A small part of the neighborhood on Markham Street is referred to as the Governor Markham Landmark District, as the neighborhood was once home to California Governor Henry Markham. The Markham Place historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The word Bellefontaine is French for "beautiful fountain." The actual namesake fountain is a terraced slate stone fountain & gardens located at the M.H. Reed residence (built 1911) located at 450 Bellefontaine Street by architect Joseph Blick. Landmarks Bellefontaine is home to Huntington Memorial Hospital, currently Pasadena's only hospital. In the center of the nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Virginia (other)
Markham, Virginia may refer to: *Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia Markham is a small unincorporated village in Fauquier County, Virginia along State Route 55 (Virginia), State Route 55 and off Interstate 66. It is home to Naked Mountain Vineyard, its own post office, and the ZIP Code of 22643. The former Mana ... * Markham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Texas
Markham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. Named in 1903 for Charles H. Markham, a railroad engineer for Southern Pacific (and later President of the Illinois Central Railroad), the town was founded in 1901 as ''Cortes''. In 1914, it was a designated stop on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. As of the 2020 census, the population was 908. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Markham lies southwest, approximately 90 miles or -hour drive to downtown Houston. Demographics Markham was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,138 people, 386 households, and 306 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 446 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.88% White, 9.93% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 7.91% from other races, and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Portland, Oregon
Markham is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, .... Markham is bordered by Multnomah and South Burlingame on the north, Marshall Park on the east, Arnold Creek on the south, and West Portland Park on the west. Part of Maricara Natural Area (1988) is located in Markham (as well as in Arnold Creek). Borders On the south side, Markham is bordered by SW Maricara St., and it continues along on straight line until it reaches SW 25th Ave. Heading north, the border turns left onto SW Lancaster Rd and heads north once more. It then turns right onto SW Taylors Ferry Rd, and heads northeast. After an intersection with SW Spring Garden St, it turns westward, until reaching I-5, where it turns left and heads southwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Minnesota
Markham is an unincorporated community in Colvin Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Biwabik and Duluth, near the intersection of County Road 4 (Vermilion Trail) and County Road 108 (Long Lake Road). Markham is located 19 miles south of the city of Biwabik; and 42 miles north of the city of Duluth. The Whiteface Reservoir and the Cloquet Valley State Forest in Saint Louis County are both located near Markham. Residents obtain mail service from the neighboring community of Makinen, ZIP code 55763. Geography Markham is located 11 miles southeast of Makinen; and nine miles south of Palo Palo may refer to: Places * Palo, Estonia, village in Meremäe Parish, Võru County, Estonia * Palo, Huesca, municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain * Palo, Iowa, United States, a town located within Linn County * Palo Laziale, a location .... Markham's southern border is located 23 miles north of Island Lake on County Road 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Morgan County, Illinois
Markham (also Markham Station) is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ..., United States. Notes Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{MorganCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Illinois
Markham is a city and a south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,661 at the 2020 census. History It is claimed this area was beach 10,000 years ago. After countless ages of geologic swamps, marshes and sloughs, the prairies dominated the landscape with groves of trees, flowers, and wildlife in abundance. Markham, southwest of the southern tip of Lake Michigan, had been a crossroad for early pioneers. In 1816 a treaty was made with the Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi tribes which ceded a corridor of land located between a point north of the Chicago River and the mouth of the Calumet River to the settlers. The southern boundary, one of two Indian Treaty Boundary Lines, was surveyed along a line from the Kankakee River to Lake Michigan. The line still appears on government maps and now includes a short portion of Interstate 57 near the US 6 interchange northwest of Markham. The village of Markham was incorporated in 1925 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
