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Communities Also Named Wallace Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Wallace Heights.
Within Ontario, the name Wallace Heights is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of four communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Wallace Heights.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Wallace Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wallace Heights.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Wallace Heights is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wallace Heights.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wallace Heights [Kanawha County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallace Heights ...
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.
- Birch Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ferris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Fricker
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricker
- Graniteville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshall Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Sunset Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trout Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Wallace Heights to ...
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 Wallace Heights to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wallace Heights and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wallace Heights to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,295 miles [6,912.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wallace Heights 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wallace Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wallace Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallace Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3411, Longitude: -79.4378 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.77 degrees. |
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