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Communities Also Named Emerald ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Emerald.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Emerald is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fifteen communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Stanislaus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Emerald [Stanislaus County].
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerald [Anderson County].
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerald [Franklin County].
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Emerald [Mecosta County].
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Emerald [Faribault County].
    • Mississippi
      • Pike County
      • This Emerald is located in Pike County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Emerald.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Emerald is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Emerald.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Emerald is located in Adams County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Emerald.
    • Ontario
      • This Emerald lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Emerald [Greene County].
      • Lehigh County
      • This Emerald is located in Lehigh County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Emerald.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Emerald lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the west.
    • Texas
      • Crockett County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Crockett County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Emerald.
    • Washington
      • Yakima County
      • This Emerald is located in Yakima County and lies 2,748 miles [4,422.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Emerald.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • This Emerald is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Emerald.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald ...

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.

  • Big Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Chimney Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chimney Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Egypt Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Road
  • Fordview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
  • Fortune Barren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Barren came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Barren
  • Gold Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Brook
  • Kingross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingross came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingross
  • Marsh Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Brook
  • Pipers Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Glen
  • Rear Dunvegan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Dunvegan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Dunvegan

How Far From Emerald 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 Emerald to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Emerald to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,522 miles [5,668.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Emerald could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Emerald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emerald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3164, Longitude: -61.0353    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Emerald to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.017 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.523 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.367 degrees.




 

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