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Communities Also Named Happy Hollow ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Happy Hollow.

Within Ontario, the name Happy Hollow is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other twelve communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Happy Hollow.
    • Alberta
      • This Happy Hollow lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in Bartow County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Happy Hollow.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Happy Hollow.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Happy Hollow.
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski 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 Happy Hollow [Pulaski County].
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in Washington County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Happy Hollow.
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Valley County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Happy Hollow.
    • Ohio
      • Hocking County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hocking County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Happy Hollow.
      • Stark 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 Ohio community of Happy Hollow [Stark County].
    • Oregon
      • Tillamook County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Happy Hollow.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in Providence County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Happy Hollow.
    • Texas
      • Uvalde County
      • This Happy Hollow is located in Uvalde County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Happy Hollow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy Hollow ...

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.

  • Barb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb
  • Chatboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatboro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatboro
  • Glen Andrew
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Andrew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Andrew
  • Golden Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Henrys Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Corner
  • Pleasant Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
  • Sandy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stardale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stardale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Happy Hollow to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,128 miles [6,643.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Happy Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5325, Longitude: -74.6283    
<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 Happy Hollow 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 Happy Hollow, 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 Happy Hollow 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 305.725 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.066 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.669 degrees.




 

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