We found one communities that are also named East Amherst.
Within Nova Scotia, the name East Amherst is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named East Amherst in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New York
Erie County
This East Amherst is located in Erie County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of East Amherst.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Amherst ...
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.
British Settlement (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 East Amherst to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Amherst and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from East Amherst 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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 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 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,673 miles [5,911.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Amherst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 East Amherst 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 East Amherst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8483, Longitude: -64.1831
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.093 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.735 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.266 degrees.