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Communities Also Named Hantsport ...
We found one communities that share the name Hantsport.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Hantsport.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Hantsport #1
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Hantsport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hantsport ...
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.
- Bishopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishopville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Currys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Mile Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile Plains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Plains
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsum Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsum Mines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum Mines
- Lower Wolfville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Robinson Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Scotch Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sweets Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Three Mile Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Mile Plains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile Plains
- Union Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Wolfville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfville <4>
How Far From Hantsport 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 town such as Hantsport to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Hantsport and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 560 miles [901.2 km]<5> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hantsport 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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 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 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,696 miles [5,948.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hantsport. 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 Hantsport 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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- Hantsport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hantsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0664, Longitude: -64.1797 |
| <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 Hantsport 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 299.288 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.806 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.789 degrees. |
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