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Communities Also Named Atlantic ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Atlantic.

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

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 21 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 21 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Atlantic [Gunnison County].
    • Iowa
      • Cass County
      • This Atlantic is located in Cass County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Atlantic.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Atlantic is located in Hancock County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Atlantic.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Atlantic [Essex County].
      • Norfolk County
      • This Atlantic is located in Norfolk County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Atlantic.
      • Plymouth County
      • This Atlantic is located in Plymouth County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Atlantic.
      • Suffolk 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 Massachusetts community of Atlantic [Suffolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Atlantic [Houghton County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Atlantic is located in Rockingham County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Atlantic.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Atlantic [Monmouth County].
    • New York
      • Richmond County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Atlantic [Richmond County].
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Atlantic is located in Carteret County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Atlantic.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Atlantic is located in Clearfield County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Atlantic.
      • Crawford County
      • This Atlantic is located in Crawford County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Atlantic.
      • Fayette County
      • This Atlantic is located in Fayette County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Atlantic.
      • Somerset County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Atlantic [Somerset County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Atlantic is located in Westmoreland County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Atlantic.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Atlantic is located in Accomack County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Atlantic.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Atlantic [Virginia Beach City].
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Atlantic [Mineral County].
      • Preston County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Atlantic [Preston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlantic ...

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.

  • Blanche
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanche came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Clyde River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde River <5>
  • Goose Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
  • Gunning Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunning Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunning Cove
  • Lower Sandy Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • McNutts Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNutts Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutts Island
  • Round Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
  • Sandy Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Atlantic 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 5,214 miles [8,391.1 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,793 miles [6,104.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Atlantic 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Atlantic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atlantic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5819, Longitude: -65.3400    
<3>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 Atlantic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Atlantic 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 300.337 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.703 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.29 degrees.




 

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