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Communities Also Named Big Marsh ...
We found one communities that share the name Big Marsh.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Big Marsh.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Big Marsh #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Big Marsh.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Marsh ...
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.
- Cloverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clydesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doctor's Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harbour Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mahoneys Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoneys Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneys Beach
- Maryvale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rear Georgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Georgeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Georgeville
- Williams Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Big Marsh 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 Marsh to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Big Marsh and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Big Marsh to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,581 miles [5,763.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Big Marsh could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Big Marsh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Marsh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7334, Longitude: -62.0123 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Marsh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.787 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.264 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.276 degrees. |
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