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Communities Also Named East Side of Ragged Island ...

We found one communities that share the name East Side of Ragged Island.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named East Side of Ragged Island.

Beyond Nova Scotia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Side of Ragged Island ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Little Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Locks Island ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Island
  • Louis Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Head
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louis Head <2>
  • Pleasant Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ragged Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Island
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragged Island <2>
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rugged Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugged Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugged Island

How Far From East Side of Ragged Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Side of Ragged Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Side of Ragged Island and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 535 miles [861 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from East Side of Ragged Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 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 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,778 miles [6,080.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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>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 from Point A (ie- East Side of Ragged Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Side of Ragged Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7053, Longitude: -65.0742    
<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 East Side of Ragged Island 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 300.151 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.518 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.091 degrees.









 

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