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Communities Also Named Gordon Summit ...

We found one communities that are also named Gordon Summit.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Gordon Summit.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon Summit ...

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.

  • Centredale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Fox Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Limerock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
  • Marshdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millstream
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Riversdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Salt Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sheepherders Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Six Mile Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union Centre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gordon Summit and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gordon Summit 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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 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 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,627 miles [5,837.1 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' (or 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- Gordon Summit) 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 Gordon Summit 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 Gordon Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4378, Longitude: -62.8569    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.385 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.871 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.897 degrees.