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Communities Also Named Gannon Road ...
We found one communities that are also named Gannon Road.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Gannon Road.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gannon Road ...
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 Bras d'Or
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Georges River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Lake Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Bras d'Or
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prime Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rear Balls Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- River Ryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotch Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Gannon Road 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 Gannon Road to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gannon Road and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gannon Road to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 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 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,490 miles [5,616.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gannon Road) 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 Gannon Road 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 Gannon Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2258, Longitude: -60.2522 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.561 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.043 degrees. |
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