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Communities Also Named Clyde River ...

We found three communities that are also named Clyde River.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Clyde River.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nunavut
      • This Clyde River lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the north.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Clyde River lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clyde River ...

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.

  • Birchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Clam Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goose Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gunning Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Clyde River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lower Sandy Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • McNutts Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Riverhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clyde River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,798 miles [6,112.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clyde River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Clyde River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clyde River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6333, Longitude: -65.4833    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.411 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.795 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.323 degrees.