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Communities Also Named Farewell ...
We found six communities that share the name Farewell.
Within Ontario, the name Farewell is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Farewell.
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Farewell is located in Carroll County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Farewell.
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Farewell is located in Oregon County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Farewell.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Texas
- Dallam County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dallam County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Farewell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farewell ...
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.
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Drew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Gordonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orchardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchardville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
- Riverbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robbtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbtown
- Stonywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Farewell to ...
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 Farewell to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Farewell and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Farewell to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Farewell 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. |
| <2> | 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- Farewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9130, Longitude: -80.7223 |
| <3> | 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 Farewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Farewell 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 309.828 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.41 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.446 degrees. |
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