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Curious and Interesting Names Near Collingwood Corner ...

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.

  • Bass River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass River <2>
  • Cross Mountain Road
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain Road
  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Junction Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Road
  • Little Forks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Lynn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Pleasant Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Poison Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poison Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poison Lake
  • Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Salt Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
  • Salt Springs Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Valley Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Road

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Collingwood Corner and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 568 miles [914.1 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Collingwood Corner 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 5,085 miles [8,183.5 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 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,669 miles [5,904.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Collingwood Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collingwood Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6083, Longitude: -63.9361    
<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 Collingwood Corner 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 299.002 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.589 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.307 degrees.




 

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