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Communities Also Named Centredale ...

We found two communities that share the name Centredale.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • 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 Rhode Island community of Centredale [Providence County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centredale ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Coalburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburn
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Fox Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Brook
  • Gordon Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Summit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Summit
  • Greenvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
  • Hazel Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Glen
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Iron Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
  • Marshdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshdale
  • Millstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstream
  • Priestville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priestville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestville
  • Sheepherders Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheepherders Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepherders Junction
  • Union Centre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Centre

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Centredale 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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 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 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,618 miles [5,822.6 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 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 Centredale 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centredale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centredale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4189, Longitude: -62.6472    
<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 Centredale 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 298.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.731 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.809 degrees.




 

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