Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Dargie Lake.
Communities Also Named Dargie Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Dargie Lake.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Dargie Lake.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dargie Lake ...
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.
- Blanket Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graywood
- Guinea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
- Long Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Princedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Round Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From Dargie Lake 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 included the distance from a community such as Dargie Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dargie Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dargie Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 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 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,758 miles [6,047.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dargie Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dargie Lake 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 Dargie Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6625, Longitude: -65.3086 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.072 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.604 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.593 degrees. |