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Communities Also Named Lilydale ...

We found three communities that are also named Lilydale.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Lilydale.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Lilydale is located in Cook County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lilydale.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • This Lilydale is located in Dakota County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Lilydale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilydale ...

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.

  • Centre
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Deans Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • First Peninsula
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • First South
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Front Centre
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Garden Lots
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Masons Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Second Peninsula
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spectacle Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tanners Settlement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lilydale to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,724 miles [5,993.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lilydale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lilydale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lilydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3947, Longitude: -64.3461    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.554 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.977 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.311 degrees.