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Communities Also Named Back Centre ...
We found one communities that are also named Back Centre.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Back Centre.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Back Centre ...
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.
- Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Deans Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- First Peninsula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- First South
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Front Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garden Lots
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Path
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martins Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Masons Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Second Peninsula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spectacle Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tanners Settlement
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Back Centre to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Back Centre to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Back Centre and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Back Centre to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,725 miles [5,994.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Back Centre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Back Centre to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Back Centre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3697, Longitude: -64.3597 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.568 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.334 degrees. |
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