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Communities Also Named Falls View ...

We found one communities that share the name Falls View.

Within Ontario, the name Falls View is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Falls View in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Falls View is located in Fayette County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Falls View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falls View ...

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.

  • Beaverdams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdams
    • Beaverdams has also been known as:
    • Beaver Dams
  • Black Horse Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Colonial Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County (NY)
  • Cooks Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Escarpment
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escarpment have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
    • Escarpment is located in Niagara County (NY)
  • Greens Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Love Canal ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
    • Love Canal is located in Niagara County (NY)
  • Orchard Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Sandy Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Sandy Beach is located in Erie County (NY)
  • Varsity Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
    • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County (NY)
  • White Pigeon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Falls View to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Falls View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0786, Longitude: -79.0864    
<2>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.
<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 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.
<5>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 Falls View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.843 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.169 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.981 degrees.









 

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