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Communities Also Named Greenvale ...

We found nine communities that share the name Greenvale.

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

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, three are located in Canada and seven are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Greenvale [Jo Daviess County].
    • Iowa
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Greenvale [Dallas County].
    • Kansas
      • Russell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Greenvale [Russell County].
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Greenvale is located in Nassau County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Greenvale.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward Island community of Greenvale.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Greenvale is located in Hawkins County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Greenvale.
      • Wilson County
      • This Greenvale is located in Wilson County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Greenvale.
    • Virginia
      • Lancaster County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Greenvale [Lancaster County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenvale ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Coalburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburn
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Iron Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
  • Kings Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Head
  • Little Harbour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Little Harbour Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour Road
  • Meadow Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
  • Middle Barneys River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Barneys River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Barneys River
  • Millstream
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstream
  • Pine Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
  • Priestville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priestville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestville

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Greenvale to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 37 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 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 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,609 miles [5,808.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Greenvale 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5086, Longitude: -62.4822    
<3>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 Greenvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Greenvale 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 298.137 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.609 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.666 degrees.




 

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