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Communities Also Named Amherst ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Amherst.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Amherst is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 24 communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Phillips County
      • This Amherst is located in Phillips County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Amherst.
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of Amherst [Brevard County].
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Amherst is located in Lake County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Amherst.
    • Kansas
      • Geary 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 Kansas community of Amherst [Geary County].
      • Russell 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 Kansas community of Amherst [Russell County].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Amherst is located in Hancock County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Amherst.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Amherst is located in Hampshire County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Amherst.
    • Minnesota
      • Fillmore County
      • This Amherst is located in Fillmore County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Amherst.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Amherst is located in Fergus County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Amherst.
    • Nebraska
      • Buffalo County
      • This Amherst is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Amherst.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Amherst is located in Hillsborough County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Amherst.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Amherst is located in Erie County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Amherst.
      • Genesee County
      • This Amherst is located in Genesee County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Amherst.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Amherst is located in Burke County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Amherst.
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This Amherst is located in Lorain County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Amherst.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Amherst.
    • Quebec
      • This Amherst lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west.
    • South Dakota
      • Marshall County
      • This Amherst is located in Marshall County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Amherst.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Amherst is located in Knox County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Amherst.
    • Texas
      • Lamar County
      • This Amherst is located in Lamar County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Amherst.
      • Lamb County
      • This Amherst is located in Lamb County and lies 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamb County community of Amherst.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Amherst is located in Amherst County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Amherst.
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Amherst [Fairfax County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Portage County
      • This Amherst is located in Portage County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Amherst.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amherst ...

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.

  • British Settlement
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Settlement
  • Frosty Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frosty Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosty Hollow
  • Halls Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
  • Little Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Middle Sackville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sackville
  • Sackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackville <4>
  • Stanley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Truemanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truemanville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truemanville
  • Upper Sackville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sackville
  • Wood Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Amherst 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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,089 miles [8,190 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 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,675 miles [5,914.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Amherst: www.town.amherst.ns.ca/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amherst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amherst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8316, Longitude: -64.2092    
<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 Amherst 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 Amherst 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 299.113 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.755 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.291 degrees.




 

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