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Communities Also Named Jersey ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Jersey.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Jersey is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Bradley County
      • This Jersey is located in Bradley County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Jersey.
    • British Columbia
      • This Jersey lies 2,460 miles [3,959 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • California
      • Contra Costa 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 California community of Jersey [Contra Costa County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Jersey [Arapahoe County].
    • Georgia
      • Walton County
      • This Jersey is located in Walton County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Jersey.
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater 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 Idaho community of Jersey [Clearwater County].
    • Indiana
      • Switzerland 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 Indiana community of Jersey [Switzerland County].
    • Maryland
      • Somerset County
      • This Jersey is located in Somerset County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Jersey.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Jersey is located in Wicomico County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Jersey.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Jersey [Oakland County].
    • Missouri
      • Osage 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 Missouri community of Jersey [Osage County].
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Jersey [Pershing County].
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Jersey is located in Davidson County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Jersey.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Jersey is located in Licking County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Jersey.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Jersey.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Jersey is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Jersey.
    • Virginia
      • King George County
      • This Jersey is located in King George County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Jersey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jersey ...

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.

  • Cross Mountain Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain Road
  • Folly Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Lake
  • Fountain Road
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Road
  • Glenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Greenville Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Station
  • Hart Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Lake
  • Mahoneys Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoneys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneys Corner
  • Pugwash Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pugwash River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pugwash River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash River
  • Ripley Loop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley Loop came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Loop
  • Riverview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Six Mile Road
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Road
  • Stevens Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mountain

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jersey 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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 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 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,658 miles [5,887 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jersey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jersey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6667, Longitude: -63.7267    
<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 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 Jersey 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jersey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Jersey 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 298.858 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.44 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.165 degrees.




 

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