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Communities Also Named Alpena ...

We found six communities that share the name Alpena.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • This Alpena is located in Boone County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Alpena.
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis 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 Kentucky community of Alpena [Lewis County].
    • Michigan
      • Alpena County
      • This Alpena is located in Alpena County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Alpena.
    • South Dakota
      • Jerauld County
      • This Alpena is located in Jerauld County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jerauld County community of Alpena.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This Alpena is located in Randolph County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Alpena.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpena ...

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.

  • Blanket Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanket Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
  • Central Clarence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Frog Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Lake
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Joe Simon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Simon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Simon
  • Mount Rose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
  • Paradise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Peters Stillwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Stillwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Stillwater
  • Prince Albert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prince Albert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Albert
  • Rockville Notch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville Notch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Notch
  • Scrag Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrag Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrag Lake
  • Spa Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spa Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa Springs
  • Squirreltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirreltown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirreltown

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Alpena 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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,158 miles [8,301 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 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,741 miles [6,020.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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' (or 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- Alpena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alpena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8336, Longitude: -65.0439    
<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 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 Alpena 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Alpena 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 299.871 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.412 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.356 degrees.




 

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