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Communities Also Named Five Mile River ...
We found two communities that share the name Five Mile River.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Five Mile River.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Five Mile River in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield 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 Connecticut community of Five Mile River [Fairfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Mile River ...
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.
- Burntcoat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgefield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgefield
- Gore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Green Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Little Dyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dyke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dyke
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Moose Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Brook
- Noel Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Road
- Noel Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Five Mile River to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Five Mile River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Five Mile River and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 586 miles [943.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Five Mile River 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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 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 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,666 miles [5,899.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Five Mile River 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Five Mile River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Mile River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2231, Longitude: -63.6069 |
| <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 Five Mile River 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 298.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.402 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.408 degrees. |
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