We found 32 communities that share the name Forest.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Forest.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 31 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 31 communities are located in the United States.
This Forest lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Butler 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 Alabama community of Forest [Butler County].
Pickens County
This Forest is located in Pickens County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Forest.
California
Sierra County
This Forest is located in Sierra County and lies 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Forest.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Forest is located in New Castle County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Forest.
Georgia
Clinch 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 Georgia community of Forest [Clinch County].
Idaho
Lewis County
This Forest is located in Lewis County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Forest.
Illinois
Livingston 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 Illinois community of Forest [Livingston County].
Indiana
Clinton County
This Forest is located in Clinton County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Forest.
Kansas
Barber County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest [Barber County].
Russell County
This community is historic and although located in Russell County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Forest.
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Forest.
West Carroll Parish
This Forest is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Forest.
Maine
Washington County
This Forest is located in Washington County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest.
Michigan
Crawford 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 Michigan community of Forest [Crawford County].
Mississippi
Scott County
This Forest is located in Scott County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Forest.
New York
Clinton County
This Forest is located in Clinton County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Forest.
North Carolina
Craven County
This Forest is located in Craven County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Forest.
Ohio
Hardin County
This Forest is located in Hardin County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Forest.
Richland County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Forest [Richland County].
Pennsylvania
Centre County
This Forest is located in Centre County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Forest.
McKean 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 Forest [McKean County].
South Carolina
Dorchester 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 Forest [Dorchester County].
Horry County
This Forest is located in Horry County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Forest.
Richland County
This Forest is located in Richland County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Forest.
Texas
Cherokee County
This Forest is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Forest.
Galveston County
This Forest is located in Galveston County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Forest.
Virginia
Bedford County
This Forest is located in Bedford County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Forest.
Goochland County
This Forest is located in Goochland County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Forest.
Washington
Lewis 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 Washington community of Forest [Lewis County].
West Virginia
Raleigh 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 West Virginia community of Forest [Raleigh County].
Wisconsin
Saint Croix County
This Forest is located in Saint Croix County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest ...
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.
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 Forest to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Forest to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 from Point A (ie- Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3682, Longitude: -76.6183
<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 Forest 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>
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 Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
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 Forest 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 307.147 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.467 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.22 degrees.