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Communities Also Named Academy ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Academy.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Academy.

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Academy lies 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Academy [Hempstead County].
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Academy is located in Fresno County and lies 2,952 miles [4,750.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Academy.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Academy [El Paso County].
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Academy [Houston County].
      • Jackson 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 Georgia community of Academy [Jackson County].
      • McIntosh 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 Georgia community of Academy [McIntosh County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Academy is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Academy.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Academy [Essex County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Academy #2
      • This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Academy.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Academy is located in Delaware County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Academy.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Academy [Montgomery County].
    • South Dakota
      • Charles Mix County
      • This Academy is located in Charles Mix County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles Mix County community of Academy.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Academy is located in Bell County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Academy.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Academy [Prince George County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Academy [Spokane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Academy ...

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.

  • Coalburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburn
  • Greens Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Point
  • Little Egypt Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt Road
  • Little Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Harbour Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour Road
  • Marshalls Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Crossing
  • Pine Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
  • Priestville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priestville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestville
  • Terrace Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Academy to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 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 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,611 miles [5,811.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.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- Academy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Academy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6092, Longitude: -62.5992    
<2>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 Academy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Academy 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.
<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 Academy 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 298.181 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.677 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.652 degrees.




 

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