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Communities Also Named Big Barren ...
We found two communities that are also named Big Barren.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Big Barren.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Big Barren in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Big Barren is located in Claiborne County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Big Barren.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Barren ...
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.
- Birch Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Smokey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cross Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- James Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingross
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moose Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rear Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wreck Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Big Barren 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 Big Barren to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Barren and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Big Barren to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,500 miles [5,632.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Big Barren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Big Barren 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 Big Barren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5731, Longitude: -60.6750 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.717 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.993 degrees. |
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