Communities Also Named Greens Point ...
We found two communities that are also named Greens Point.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Greens Point.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Greens Point in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Greens Point lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Point ...
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.
- Chance Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburn
- Kings Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Egypt Road
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Harbour Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount William
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Priestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Terrace Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Greens Point 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 Greens Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greens Point and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Greens Point 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 5,030 miles [8,095 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 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,613 miles [5,814.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Greens Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Greens Point 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 Greens Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6269, Longitude: -62.6508 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.208 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.665 degrees. |