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Communities Also Named Beech Hill Farms ...

We found one communities that share the name Beech Hill Farms.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Beech Hill Farms.

Beyond Nova Scotia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beech Hill Farms ...

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.

  • Great Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Hill
  • Hunts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunts Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Liverpool
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
  • Moose Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Harbour
  • Moose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill
  • River Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Head
  • Sandy Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Beech Hill Farms and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 544 miles [875.5 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Beech Hill Farms 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 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 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 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,756 miles [6,044.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beech Hill Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beech Hill Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9825, Longitude: -64.7908    
<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 Beech Hill Farms 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 299.918 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.308 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.785 degrees.









 

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