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Communities Also Named Glasgow ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Glasgow.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Glasgow.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 24 communities, five are located in Canada and 23 are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Butler County
      • This Glasgow is located in Butler County and lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Glasgow.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glasgow is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glasgow.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Glasgow [San Bernardino County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Glasgow is located in New Castle County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Glasgow.
    • Georgia
      • Thomas County
      • This Glasgow is located in Thomas County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Glasgow.
    • Illinois
      • Scott County
      • This Glasgow is located in Scott County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Glasgow.
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Glasgow [Black Hawk County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glasgow is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glasgow.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Glasgow [Pottawatomie County].
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Glasgow is located in Barren County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Glasgow.
    • Minnesota
      • Wabasha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Glasgow [Wabasha County].
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • This Glasgow is located in Howard County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Glasgow.
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This Glasgow is located in Valley County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Glasgow.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Glasgow is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Glasgow.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Glasgow is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Glasgow.
    • Ontario
      • This Glasgow lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the west.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Glasgow is located in Coos County and lies 3,040 miles [4,892.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Glasgow.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Glasgow is located in Beaver County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Glasgow.
      • Cambria County
      • This Glasgow is located in Cambria County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Glasgow.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Glasgow is located in Montgomery County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Glasgow.
    • Tennessee
      • Weakley County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Glasgow [Weakley County].
    • Virginia
      • Rockbridge County
      • This Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Glasgow.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Glasgow is located in Kanawha County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Glasgow.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Glasgow [Trempealeau County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glasgow ...

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.

  • Beaver Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Big Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beach
  • Big Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Harbour
  • Crescent Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Point
  • Island Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Point
  • Island View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Islandview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandview
  • Long Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Glasgow 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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 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 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,510 miles [5,648.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Glasgow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glasgow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0514, Longitude: -60.5956    
<2>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 Glasgow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Glasgow 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Glasgow 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 296.826 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.258 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.345 degrees.




 

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