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Communities Also Named Forest Home ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Forest Home.
Within Nova Scotia, the name Forest Home is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other twelve communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Forest Home is located in Butler County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Forest Home.
- California
- Amador County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Forest Home [Amador County].
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Forest Home [San Bernardino County].
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Forest Home [Cook County].
- Iowa
- Poweshiek 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 Iowa community of Forest Home [Poweshiek County].
- Kansas
- Franklin 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 Forest Home [Franklin County].
- Kentucky
- Woodford 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 Forest Home [Woodford County].
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Forest Home.
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Forest Home is located in Tompkins County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Forest Home.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Forest Home is located in Williamson County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Forest Home.
- Texas
- Cass County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Forest Home.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Forest Home.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Home ...
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.
- Coldbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
- Hardwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Lake
- Lake Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Paul came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Paul
- Little River Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Lake
- Lloyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyds came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Murphy Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salmontail Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmontail Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmontail Lake
- Sunken Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunken Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Lake
How Far From Forest Home 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 Forest Home to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Home and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Home to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,715 miles [5,978.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9328, Longitude: -64.5183 |
| <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 Forest Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Forest Home 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Forest Home 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 299.527 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.047 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.04 degrees. |
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