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Curious and Interesting Names Near Heather Beach ...
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.
- Chapman Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irishtown Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irishtown Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown Road
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pugwash
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pugwash Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pugwash Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pugwash Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash Point
- Pugwash River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pugwash River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash River
- Ripley Loop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley Loop came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Loop
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
How Far From Heather Beach 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 Heather Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Heather Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 576 miles [927 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Heather Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,654 miles [5,880.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heather Beach. 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 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heather Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heather Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8753, Longitude: -63.7625 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Heather Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.444 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.04 degrees. |
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