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We found 23 communities that share the name Halfway.
Within New York, the name Halfway is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Clark County
This Halfway is located in Clark County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Halfway.
Colorado
Park County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Park County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Halfway.
Georgia
Lumpkin 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 Georgia community of Halfway [Lumpkin County].
Idaho
Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Halfway [Kootenai County].
Kentucky
Allen County
This Halfway is located in Allen County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Halfway.
Barren County
This Halfway is located in Barren County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Halfway.
Louisiana
Red River Parish
This Halfway is located in Red River Parish and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Halfway.
Maine
Somerset 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 Maine community of Halfway [Somerset County].
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Maryland
Washington County
This Halfway is located in Washington County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Halfway.
Missouri
Polk County
This Halfway is located in Polk County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Halfway.
New Brunswick
This Halfway lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
New Mexico
Lea County
This Halfway is located in Lea County and lies 1,647 miles [2,650.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Halfway.
Nova Scotia
This Halfway lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
Ontario
This Halfway lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
Oregon
Baker County
This Halfway is located in Baker County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Halfway.
Union 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 Oregon community of Halfway [Union County].
Pennsylvania
Lebanon 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 Halfway [Lebanon County].
Tennessee
Cumberland County
This Halfway is located in Cumberland County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Halfway.
Texas
Hale County
This Halfway is located in Hale County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Halfway.
Virginia
Fauquier County
This Halfway is located in Fauquier County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Halfway.
West Virginia
Monroe 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 West Virginia community of Halfway [Monroe County].
Wyoming
Sublette County
This Halfway is located in Sublette County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Halfway that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Halfway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halfway ...
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.
Amboy (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Halfway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halfway and extending to:
Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Halfway to Syracuse, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halfway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halfway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0271, Longitude: -76.3932 In this case, the coordinates for Halfway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Halfway, 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 Halfway 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 county. 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>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Halfway 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 307.152 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.255 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.715 degrees.