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Communities Also Named High Falls ...
We found ten communities that share the name High Falls.
There are two communities within Ontario that are also named High Falls.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, three are located in Canada and seven are in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for High Falls #1
- This High Falls lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- The profile page for High Falls #2
- 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 Ontario community of High Falls.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Monroe County
- This High Falls is located in Monroe County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of High Falls.
- Kentucky
- Wolfe County
- This High Falls is located in Wolfe County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of High Falls.
- New York
- Greene County
- This High Falls is located in Greene County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of High Falls.
- Lewis County
- This High Falls is located in Lewis County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of High Falls.
- Ulster County
- This High Falls is located in Ulster County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km] to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of High Falls.
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- This High Falls is located in Moore County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of High Falls.
- Quebec
- This High Falls lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the east.
- South Carolina
- Oconee 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 High Falls [Oconee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Falls ...
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.
- Beaver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Fox Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Hull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Lee Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Lively
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Traverse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traverse Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Landing
- Turbine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbine
- Whitefish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitefish Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
How Far From High Falls 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 High Falls to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of High Falls once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in High Falls and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from High Falls 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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3800, Longitude: -81.5671 |
| <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 High Falls 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 High Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 High Falls 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 310.182 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.193 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.879 degrees. |
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