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Communities Also Named Little Harbour Road ...
We found one communities that are also named Little Harbour Road.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Little Harbour Road.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Harbour Road ...
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.
- Chance Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coalburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburn
- Greens Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Egypt Road
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Harbour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalls Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Priestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Little Harbour Road 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 Little Harbour Road to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Little Harbour Road and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Little Harbour Road to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,610 miles [5,809.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Harbour Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Little Harbour Road 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 Little Harbour Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6219, Longitude: -62.5806 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.166 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.634 degrees. |
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