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Communities Also Named Waterfall ...
We found six communities that share the name Waterfall.
Within Ontario, the name Waterfall is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Waterfall lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the northwest.
- New Mexico
- Otero 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 New Mexico community of Waterfall [Otero County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Waterfall is located in Fulton County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Waterfall.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Waterfall is located in Prince William County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Waterfall.
- Wyoming
- Lincoln 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 Wyoming community of Waterfall [Lincoln County].
- Uinta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Waterfall [Uinta County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterfall ...
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.
- Clara Belle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Cliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cliff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cliff
- Falconbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flour Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flour Mill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Mill
- Lively
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Minnow Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Lake
- Pickerel River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickerel River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel River
- Sand Pit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Pit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pit
- Trout Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
How Far From Waterfall 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 Waterfall to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterfall and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Waterfall to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
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 '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- Waterfall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterfall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3075, Longitude: -80.8336 |
| <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 Waterfall 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Waterfall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.638 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.521 degrees. |
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