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Communities Also Named Aspen ...

We found six communities that share the name Aspen.

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

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 ...
    • Colorado
      • Pitkin County
      • This Aspen is located in Pitkin County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitkin County community of Aspen.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Aspen is located in Frederick County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Aspen.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren 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 North Carolina community of Aspen [Warren County].
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • This Aspen is located in Charlotte County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Aspen.
    • Wyoming
      • Uinta County
      • This Aspen is located in Uinta County and lies 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Aspen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aspen ...

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.

  • Copper Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Lake
  • Crows Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Nest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
  • Fishermans Harbour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermans Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Harbour
  • Giants Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giants Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giants Lake
  • Goldenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldenville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
  • Greens Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Brook
  • Hillcrest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Indian Harbour Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ireland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Jordanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Rocky Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Aspen to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,595 miles [5,785.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aspen. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aspen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aspen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2704, Longitude: -62.0191    
<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 Aspen 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 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.
<5>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 Aspen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.92 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.322 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.609 degrees.




 

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