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Communities Also Named Alba ...

We found nine communities that share the name Alba.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Alba is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Alba is located in San Joaquin County and lies 3,063 miles [4,929.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Alba.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • This Alba is located in Antrim County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Alba.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Alba is located in Jasper County and lies 1,811 miles [2,914.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Alba.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Alba.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Alba.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla 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 Oregon community of Alba [Umatilla County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Alba is located in Bradford County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Alba.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville 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 South Carolina community of Alba [Greenville County].
    • Texas
      • Wood County
      • This Alba is located in Wood County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Alba.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alba ...

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.

  • Eden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Hazeldale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldale
  • Iron Mines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mines
  • Jamesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Lewis Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mountain
  • Little Narrows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Narrows
  • Marble Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Militia Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Militia Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Militia Point
  • Orangedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
  • Seal Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
  • Stoney Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Valley Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Washabuck Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washabuck Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washabuck Bridge

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Alba to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 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 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,532 miles [5,684.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9269, Longitude: -61.0119    
<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 Alba, 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 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 Alba 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 Alba 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 297.118 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.559 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.643 degrees.




 

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