Welcome to Hiam ...
Although we found mention of Hiam during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Hiam was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Hiam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hiam, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Hiam might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Area Codes for Hiam: 613, 343 & 753<2>
Communities near Hiam ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hiam.
- Petawawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- L'Isle Aux Allumettes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pikwakanagan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chichester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pembroke Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Cedar Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurentian View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Nook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiam ...
Looking for more information about Hiam? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hiam, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hiam.
Adding Hiam to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Hiam was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiam.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Hiam and then turned east". While Hiam could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Hiam as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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 Hiam 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> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 613 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 343 or 753. New phone numbers in the Hiam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 613, 343 or 753. As a result, placing a call in the Hiam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |