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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in High Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Falls and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for High Falls:
    • 43.923124, -75.372131
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on High Falls
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named High Falls ...

We found eight communities that share the name High Falls.

There are two communities within New York that are also named High Falls.

Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Greene County
      • This High Falls is located in Greene County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the High Falls that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of High Falls.
    • Ulster County
      • This High Falls is located in Ulster County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the High Falls that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of High Falls.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Monroe County
      • This High Falls is located in Monroe County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the High Falls that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of High Falls.
    • Kentucky
      • Wolfe County
      • This High Falls is located in Wolfe County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the High Falls that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of High Falls.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This High Falls is located in Moore County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the south southwest of the High Falls that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of High Falls.
    • Ontario
      • This High Falls lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the High Falls that is located in Lewis County.
    • Quebec
      • This High Falls lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north of the High Falls that is located in Lewis County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee 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 South Carolina community of High Falls [Oconee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Falls ...

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.

  • Bushes Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushes Landing
    • Bushes Landing is located in Lewis County
  • Crystal Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
    • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
  • Dadville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadville
    • Dadville is located in Lewis County
  • Deer River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
    • Deer River is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <4>
  • Denmark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lewis County
  • Forest City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Lewis County
  • Indian River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Indian River is located in Lewis County
  • Lowville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
  • Natural Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
    • Natural Bridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <4>
  • Soft Maple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soft Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soft Maple
    • Soft Maple is located in Lewis County
  • Texas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Lewis County

How Far From High Falls 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 High Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Falls to Lowville, with an average speed<5> 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,217 miles [6,786.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- High Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9231, Longitude: -75.3721       In this case, the coordinates for High Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 High Falls 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 High Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.411 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.567 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.817 degrees.









 

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