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Curious and Interesting Names Near Creignish ...
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.
- Centennial
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Frankville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Long Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Low Point
(Less than 2 miles 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:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Princeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Queensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Sugar Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
How Far From Creignish 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 Creignish to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Creignish and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Creignish to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 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 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,557 miles [5,724.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creignish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Creignish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creignish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7333, Longitude: -61.4603 |
| <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 Creignish 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 297.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.888 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.006 degrees. |
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