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Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Intervale ...

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.

  • Big Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Chimney Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chimney Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Cross Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
  • Egypt Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Road
  • Emerald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
  • Fordview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
  • Forest Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Fortune Barren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Barren came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Barren
  • James Barren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Barren came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Barren
  • Kingross
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingross
  • Marsh Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Brook
  • Plateau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Point Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Cross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cross

How Far From Big Intervale 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 Big Intervale to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Big Intervale 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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 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 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,514 miles [5,655.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Intervale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Intervale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4436, Longitude: -60.9331    
<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 Big Intervale 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 296.916 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.436 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.22 degrees.




 

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