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Communities Also Named Cataract ...
We found five communities that share the name Cataract.
Within Ontario, the name Cataract is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Owen County
- This Cataract is located in Owen County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Cataract.
- Montana
- Jefferson 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 Montana community of Cataract [Jefferson County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield 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 Cataract [Clearfield County].
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cataract [Clinton County].
- Wisconsin
- Monroe County
- This Cataract is located in Monroe County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Cataract.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cataract ...
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.
- Brimstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
- Brisbane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Forks of the Credit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the Credit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the Credit
- Orangeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockside
- Rosehill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
How Far From Cataract to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cataract to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cataract and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cataract to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cataract. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cataract) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cataract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8251, Longitude: -80.0226 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cataract 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> | 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. |
| <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 Cataract 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 309.382 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.894 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.134 degrees. |
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