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Communities Also Named Walsh ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Walsh.

Within Ontario, the name Walsh is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fifteen communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah 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 Alabama community of Walsh [Etowah County].
    • Alberta
      • This Walsh lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • California
      • Plumas 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 California community of Walsh [Plumas County].
    • Colorado
      • Baca County
      • This Walsh is located in Baca County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Walsh.
    • Illinois
      • Randolph County
      • This Walsh is located in Randolph County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Walsh.
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose 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 Iowa community of Walsh [Appanoose County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • This Walsh is located in Greenup County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Walsh.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Walsh is located in Bienville Parish and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Walsh.
    • Michigan
      • Schoolcraft County
      • This Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Walsh.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Walsh is located in Warren County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Walsh.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • 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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Walsh.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Walsh [Wilkes County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Walsh is located in Clearfield County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Walsh.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Walsh is located in Beaufort County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Walsh.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Walsh is located in Marinette County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Walsh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walsh ...

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.

  • Fishers Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gilbertville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greens Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Halfway House Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House Corner
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Point Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Beach
  • Lynn Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Valley
  • Nixon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Rattlesnake Harbour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Harbour
  • Silver Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Walsh 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 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walsh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Walsh 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 '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- Walsh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walsh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7642, Longitude: -80.3881    
<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 Walsh, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Walsh 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 309.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.082 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.733 degrees.









 

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