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Communities Also Named Harriston ...
We found six communities that share the name Harriston.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Harriston.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, .
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- This Harriston is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Harriston.
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Harriston is located in Cooper County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Harriston.
- Ontario
- This Harriston lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Harriston is located in Augusta County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Harriston.
- Washington
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Harriston [Adams County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harriston ...
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.
- County Line Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Lake
- Crooked Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
- Forest Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forties
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forties came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forties
- Hardwood Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Lake
- Lake Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Paul came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Paul
- Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Murphy Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salmontail Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmontail Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmontail Lake
- Scarsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
How Far From Harriston 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 Harriston to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harriston and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Harriston 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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 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 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,718 miles [5,983.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Harriston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harriston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7611, Longitude: -64.4678 |
| <2> | 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 Harriston 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. |
| <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 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 Harriston 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 299.538 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.028 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.129 degrees. |
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