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Communities Also Named Nicholsville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Nicholsville.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Nicholsville is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, one is located in Canada and the other six communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This Nicholsville is located in Marengo County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Nicholsville.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Nicholsville is located in Cass County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Nicholsville.
      • Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Nicholsville [Schoolcraft County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Nicholsville is located in Oswego County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Nicholsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland 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 Nicholsville [Cleveland County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Nicholsville lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Nicholsville is located in Clermont County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Nicholsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholsville ...

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.

  • Deer Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lake <5>
  • Goose Arm
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Arm
  • Hughes Brook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Brook
  • Jack Ladder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Ladder came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Ladder
  • Junction Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Brook
  • Little Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Little Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
  • Murphys Cove ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Cove
  • Seal Cove
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Spillway
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillway
  • Steady Brook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steady Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steady Brook
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steady Brook <5>

How Far From Nicholsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nicholsville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Nicholsville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,420 miles [8,722.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,295 miles [5,302.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nicholsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nicholsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1833, Longitude: -57.4500    
<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 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 Nicholsville 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>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 Nicholsville, 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 Nicholsville 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 293.791 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.553 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.17 degrees.




 

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