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Communities Also Named Bay Saint Lawrence ...

We found one communities that share the name Bay Saint Lawrence.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Bay Saint Lawrence.

Beyond Nova Scotia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Saint Lawrence ...

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.

  • Cape Smokey
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Smokey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Smokey
  • Capstick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capstick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capstick
  • Keltic Lodge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keltic Lodge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltic Lodge
  • Meat Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bay
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Bay <2>
  • Sugar Loaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Sunrise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

How Far From Bay Saint Lawrence 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 Bay Saint Lawrence to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bay Saint Lawrence and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bay Saint Lawrence 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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 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 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,479 miles [5,598.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bay Saint Lawrence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Saint Lawrence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9989, Longitude: -60.4615    
<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 Bay Saint Lawrence 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 296.453 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.033 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.561 degrees.









 

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