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Communities Also Named Guysborough ...
We found two communities that share the name Guysborough.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Guysborough.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Guysborough in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Guysborough.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guysborough ...
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.
- Cooks Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cove
- Halfway Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Cove
- Havendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havendale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havendale
- Lesterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterdale
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Marshall Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Point
- Moose Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Point
- Roachvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachvale
- Sunnyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyville
- Trout Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
How Far From Guysborough to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Guysborough to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Guysborough and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Guysborough to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 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 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,569 miles [5,743.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guysborough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Guysborough 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> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Guysborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guysborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3913, Longitude: -61.5009 |
| <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 Guysborough 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 297.572 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.958 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.273 degrees. |
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