Communities Also Named Great Village ...
We found one communities that share the name Great Village.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Great Village.
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- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Village ...
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.
- East Folly Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Folly Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Folly Mountain
- Five Houses
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Folly Lake Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Lake Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Lake Station
- Folly Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mountain
- Little Dyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dyke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dyke
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <2>
- Londonderry Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry Station
- Masstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masstown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masstown <2>
- Noel Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scrabble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrabble Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble Hill
How Far From Great Village 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 Great Village to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Great Village and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 585 miles [941.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Great Village 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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,660 miles [5,890.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4167, Longitude: -63.6000 |
| <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 Village 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 298.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.378 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.273 degrees. |