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Communities Also Named Frog Lake ...

We found three communities that are also named Frog Lake.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Frog Lake.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Frog Lake lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Frog Lake lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frog Lake ...

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.

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Frog Lake 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 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 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 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,731 miles [6,004.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frog Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Frog Lake 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 Frog Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8337, Longitude: -64.8238    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.737 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.251 degrees.