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Communities Also Named Blanket Hill ...

We found two communities that share the name Blanket Hill.

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

Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Blanket Hill in Canada and the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Blanket Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanket Hill ...

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.

  • Joe Simon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Simon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Simon
  • Long Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Lynch Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Mill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Mill
  • Paradise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Peters Stillwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Stillwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Stillwater
  • Round Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Scrag Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrag Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrag Lake
  • Squirreltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirreltown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirreltown
  • Wildcat Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blanket Hill and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blanket Hill 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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 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 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,747 miles [6,030.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blanket Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanket Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6917, Longitude: -65.0883    
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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 Blanket Hill 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 299.932 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.453 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.469 degrees.









 

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