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Communities Also Named Centennial ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Centennial.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Centennial is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, one is located in Canada and the other sixteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • La Paz County
      • This Centennial is located in La Paz County and lies 2,829 miles [4,552.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Centennial.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Centennial is located in Arapahoe County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Centennial.
    • Georgia
      • Morgan County
      • This Centennial is located in Morgan County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Centennial.
    • Indiana
      • Fountain County
      • This Centennial is located in Fountain County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Centennial.
    • 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 Centennial [Sumner County].
    • Maryland
      • Howard 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 Maryland community of Centennial [Howard County].
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Centennial is located in Houghton County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Centennial.
    • Montana
      • Madison 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 Montana community of Centennial [Madison County].
      • Yellowstone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Centennial [Yellowstone County].
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Centennial [Lucas County].
    • 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 Centennial.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Centennial [Multnomah County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Adams County
      • This Centennial is located in Adams County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Centennial.
      • Centre County
      • This Centennial is located in Centre County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Centennial.
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • This Centennial is located in Panola County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Centennial.
    • West Virginia
      • Monroe County
      • This Centennial is located in Monroe County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Centennial.
    • Wyoming
      • Albany County
      • This Centennial is located in Albany County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Centennial.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centennial ...

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.

  • Kingsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Little Judique
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Little Judique Ponds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Long Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Low Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
  • Maple Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Brook
  • Maryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Princeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Queensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Centennial 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 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 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 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,555 miles [5,721.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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- Centennial) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centennial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8200, Longitude: -61.4639    
<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 Centennial 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centennial, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Centennial 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 297.427 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.88 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.944 degrees.




 

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