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Communities Also Named Indian Point ...

We found nine communities that share the name Indian Point.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Lake 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 Indian Point [Lake County].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Indian Point is located in Hancock County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Indian Point.
      • Washington 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 Maine community of Indian Point [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Indian Point is located in Stone County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Indian Point.
    • Ontario
      • This Indian Point lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pike County
      • This Indian Point is located in Pike County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Indian Point.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Indian Point is located in Williamson County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Indian Point.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans 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 Vermont community of Indian Point [Orleans County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Point ...

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.

  • Big Lots
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lots
  • Blockhouse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blockhouse <4>
  • Centre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Chester Islands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Islands
  • Clearland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearland
  • Deans Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
  • First Peninsula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Peninsula
  • Front Centre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Centre
  • Martins Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Brook
  • Martins Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point
  • Martins River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins River
  • Second Peninsula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Peninsula
  • Silver Point Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point Road
  • Sunnybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Point 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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,140 miles [8,272 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 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,721 miles [5,988.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Point. 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 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 Indian Point 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4575, Longitude: -64.3208    
<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>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 Indian Point 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 299.523 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.954 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.258 degrees.




 

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