Adams
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The Moon- Adams (lunar crater)Adams (lunar crater)Adams is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged southeastern section of the Moon, near the lunar limb. It lies just to the southwest of the crater Legendre. To the northwest are the craters Hase and Petavius, and to the southwest is Furnerius. To the southwest of Adams is a system of...
New Zealand
- Adams River, New Zealand
Philippines
- Adams, Ilocos NorteAdams, Ilocos NorteAdams is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 1,522 people in 269 households.-External links:*******...
United States
- Adams, CaliforniaAdams, CaliforniaAdams is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California. It is located north of Whispering Pines, at an elevation of 2815 feet ....
- Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, CaliforniaCorte Madera, CaliforniaCorte Madera is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Corte Madera is located south of San Rafael, at an elevation of 39 feet . The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census...
- Adams, Decatur County, IndianaAdams, Decatur County, IndianaAdams is an unincorporated town in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana....
- Adams, Morgan County, IndianaAdams, Morgan County, IndianaAdams is an unincorporated town in Green Township, Morgan County, Indiana....
- Adams, MassachusettsAdams, MassachusettsAdams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- Adams, MinnesotaAdams, MinnesotaAdams is a city in Adams Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 787 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Adams, North DakotaAdams, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 203 people, 87 households, and 60 families residing in the city. The population density was 205.3 people per square mile . There were 118 housing units at an average density of 119.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 94.58% White, 1.97% from...
- Adams, NebraskaAdams, NebraskaAdams is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.-History:The area that would become the village of Adams was initially colonized by the namesake of the settlement, an Indiana pioneer named John O. Adams. Adams arrived in 1857; however, the...
- Adams (town), New YorkAdams (town), New YorkAdams is a town in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The population was 5,143 at the 2010 census. The town is named after President John Adams.The Town of Adams also has a village named Adams...
- Adams (village), New YorkAdams (village), New YorkAdams is a village located in the Town of Adams in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The population was 1,624 at the 2000 census. The village is named after President John Adams....
- Adams (village), New York
- Adams, OklahomaAdams, OklahomaAdams is a rural unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office opened June 14, 1930. The ZIP Code is 73901. The community was named for Jesse L. Adams, engineer for the Rock Island Railroad.-Further reading:...
- Adams, OregonAdams, OregonAdams is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, located about northeast of Pendleton on Oregon Route 11. The population was 297 at the 2000 census and a census estimated population of 291 as of 2009. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical...
- Adams, TennesseeAdams, TennesseeAdams is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 633 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally incorporated as Red River in 1869, the town was renamed Adams in 1898 in honor of James Reuben Adams, who first owned much of the land on which the town was built. The town's...
- Adams, WisconsinAdams, WisconsinAdams is a city in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,914 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Adams.-Geography:...
, city in Adams County - Adams, Adams County, WisconsinAdams, Adams County, WisconsinAdams is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,267 at the 2000 Census. The City of Adams is located within the town.-Geography:...
, town - Adams, Green County, WisconsinAdams, Green County, WisconsinAdams is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 464 at the 2000 Census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, town - Adams, Jackson County, WisconsinAdams, Jackson County, WisconsinAdams is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2000 Census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.0 square miles , of which, 36.0 square miles of it is land and 1.0 square miles of it ...
, town
Transportation
Vehicles- Adams (1903 automobile)Adams (1903 automobile)H. Adams, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, offered a conversion set that converted horse-drawn carriages into motorized automobiles. The engine was mounted on a swivelling fore-carriage, and steering was achieved through wheel and vertical column. In 1905, Adams produced a small 2-cylinder car...
, a British early 20th-century automobile - Adams (automobile)Adams (automobile)The Adams was an English automobile manufactured in Bedford between 1905 and 1914.American-born Edward R. Hewitt had helped Sir Hiram Maxim to build a large steam plane in 1894. He later designed a "gas buggy" along the lines of an Oldsmobile; this machine was built by the Adams Manufacturing...
, a British early 20th-century automobile (1905-14) - Adams-FarwellAdams-FarwellAdams-Farwell was a brass era American automobile manufacturer from Dubuque, Iowa, founded by Herbert and Eugene Adams and Fay Oliver Farwell at the end of the 19th century....
, a US-American automobile of the 19th and early 20th-century (1889-1912) - Adams (constructor)Adams (constructor)Adams was an American racing car constructor. Adams cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1950 Indianapolis 500.-World Championship Indianapolis 500 results:...
, a former racing car constructor
Vessels
- Adams (brig)Adams (brig)HMS Detroit was a 6-gun brig of the Royal Navy. She served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, giving the British control of the lake. She was briefly recaptured by the Americans, but came under heavy fire and had to be abandoned...
, early 19th-century ship - USS AdamsUSS AdamsThree ships of the United States Navy have been named Adams, the first two after the second President, and the third after Lieutenant Samuel Adams, a hero of the Battle of Midway....
, several ships
Other uses
- Adams (retailer), a children's clothes retailer
- Adams' Grammar SchoolAdams' Grammar SchoolAdams' Grammar School is a selective state grammar school in Newport, Shropshire, rated by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills as a Grade 1 outstanding school , the latest OFSTED report concludes "this is a truly impressive school"...
, Newport, Shropshire, England - Adams House (disambiguation), a reference to any of several historic houses
- Adams ParkAdams ParkAdams Park is a football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It is the home ground of Wycombe Wanderers F.C. and the Aviva Premiership Rugby Union club London Wasps...
, a football stadium in Buckinghamshire, England - MSC.Adams, engineering software
- Adams, a brand of jockstrap
- Adams Musical InstrumentsAdams Musical InstrumentsAdams Musical Instruments is a manufacturer of percussion instruments based in the Netherlands. The company was founded by amateur musician André Adams, who started repairing brass instruments in 1971...
- Cadbury Adams, confectionery company acquired by Cadbury from Pfizer in 2003
See also
- Adam (disambiguation)Adam (disambiguation)Adam is a figure in the Book of Genesis.Adam may also refer to:* Adam * Adam -Contemporary fiction:* Adam , a novel by author Ted Dekker * Adam , a 2009 film...
- Adams County (disambiguation)
- Adams Township (disambiguation)
- Mount Adams (disambiguation)
- Adamsburg, PennsylvaniaAdamsburg, PennsylvaniaAdamsburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 221 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Adamsburg is located at ....
- Adamsdale (disambiguation)
- Adamstown (disambiguation)
- Adamsville (disambiguation)
- Addams (disambiguation)