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Communities Also Named Forbes ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Forbes.

Within Ontario, the name Forbes is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Marin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Forbes [Marin County].
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Forbes [Las Animas County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence 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 Kentucky community of Forbes [Lawrence County].
    • Maine
      • Waldo 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 Maine community of Forbes [Waldo County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk 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 Massachusetts community of Forbes [Suffolk County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Forbes is located in Saint Louis County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Forbes.
    • Missouri
      • Holt County
      • This Forbes is located in Holt County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Forbes.
    • North Carolina
      • Mitchell 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 North Carolina community of Forbes [Mitchell County].
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • This Forbes is located in Dickey County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickey County community of Forbes.
    • Texas
      • Jasper County
      • This Forbes is located in Jasper County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Forbes.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Forbes [Buckingham County].
      • Rockbridge 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 Virginia community of Forbes [Rockbridge County].
    • Washington
      • Mason County
      • This Forbes is located in Mason County and lies 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Forbes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forbes ...

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.

  • Centretown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • Heron Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heron Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hunt Club Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club Park
  • Kingsview Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Park
  • Lower Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Manor Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Playfair Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
  • Riverview Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
  • Sandy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the west (W).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km]<3> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Forbes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Forbes 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forbes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forbes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4333, Longitude: -75.6333    
<4>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.
<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 Forbes 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 306.385 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.787 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.226 degrees.




 

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