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Communities Also Named Forrest ...

We found seven communities that share the name Forrest.

Within Manitoba, the name Forrest is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This Forrest is located in Cochise County and lies 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Forrest.
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa 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 Georgia community of Forrest [Catoosa County].
      • Columbia 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 Georgia community of Forrest [Columbia County].
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Forrest is located in Livingston County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Forrest.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala 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 Mississippi community of Forrest [Attala County].
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This Forrest is located in Quay County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Forrest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Forrest [Chester County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forrest ...

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.

  • Cottonwoods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwoods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwoods
  • Grand Valley ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
  • Justice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
  • Rapid City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Rivers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers
  • Roseland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Smart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart
  • Trinity Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Forrest to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9664, Longitude: -99.9367    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Forrest 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 Forrest, 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 Forrest 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 323.175 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.337 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.219 degrees.




 

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