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Communities Also Named Blandford ...
We found six communities that share the name Blandford.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Blandford.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, .
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Effingham County
- This Blandford is located in Effingham County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Blandford.
- Kansas
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Blandford [Sumner County].
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Blandford is located in Hampden County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Blandford.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Blandford.
- Virginia
- Petersburg City
- This Blandford is located in Petersburg City and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Blandford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blandford ...
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.
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Islands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Islands
- Deep Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cove
- Fox Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Tancook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Tancook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Tancook
- Martins Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point
- Robinsons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsons Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
- Squid Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squid Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squid Cove
How Far From Blandford 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 Blandford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blandford and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blandford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 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 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,710 miles [5,970.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blandford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blandford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blandford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4925, Longitude: -64.1106 |
| <2> | 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 Blandford 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Blandford 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 299.388 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.81 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.136 degrees. |
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