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Communities Also Named Beaver Harbour ...

We found one communities that share the name Beaver Harbour.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Beaver Harbour is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Beaver Harbour in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Beaver Harbour lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Harbour ...

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.

  • Fleet Settlement
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleet Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet Settlement
  • Goldenville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldenville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
  • Little Liscomb
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Liscomb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Liscomb
  • Marie Joseph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie Joseph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Joseph
  • Moose River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
  • Mooseland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooseland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooseland
  • Sheet Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheet Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheet Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheet Harbour <3>
  • Sober Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sober Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sober Island
  • Spanish Ship Bay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Ship Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ship Bay

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 37 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 5,044 miles [8,117.5 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 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,623 miles [5,830.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9000, Longitude: -62.4167    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Beaver Harbour 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 298.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.632 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.06 degrees.









 

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