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Communities Also Named Folly Lake Station ...
We found one communities that are also named Folly Lake Station.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Folly Lake Station.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Folly Lake Station ...
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.
- Cross Mountain Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Folly Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folly Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Folly Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Great Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hart Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Londonderry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scrabble Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Folly Lake Station 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 Folly Lake Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Folly Lake Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Folly Lake Station 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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,071 miles [8,161 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 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,655 miles [5,882.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Folly Lake Station) 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 Folly Lake Station 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 Folly Lake Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5233, Longitude: -63.5483 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.175 degrees. |
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