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Communities Also Named Comeauville ...

We found one communities that are also named Comeauville.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Comeauville is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Comeauville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Comeauville lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Comeauville ...

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.

How Far From Comeauville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Comeauville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Comeauville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,806 miles [6,125.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comeauville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Comeauville 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 Comeauville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2883, Longitude: -66.1281    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.653 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.185 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.215 degrees.