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Communities Also Named Great Hill ...
We found one communities that share the name Great Hill.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Great Hill.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Hill ...
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.
- Eagle Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Head
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Head <2>
- Hunts Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hunts Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
- Moose Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Harbour
- Moose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill
- River Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Head
- Sandy Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Great Hill 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 Great Hill to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Great Hill and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 546 miles [878.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Great Hill to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,750 miles [6,035 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Great Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0664, Longitude: -64.7164 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Great Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.252 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.696 degrees. |
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