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Communities Also Named Lorne ...

We found six communities that are also named Lorne.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Yellow Medicine County
      • This Lorne is located in Yellow Medicine County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellow Medicine County community of Lorne.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lorne lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Ontario
      • This Lorne lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Lorne is located in Caroline County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Lorne.
    • Yukon
      • This Lorne lies 3,001 miles [4,829.6 km]<1> to the northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorne ...

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.

  • Centredale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Churchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Fox Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gordon Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hazel Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Iron Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marshdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Millstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheepherders Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Centre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lorne 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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 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 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,621 miles [5,827.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lorne) 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 Lorne 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 Lorne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4275, Longitude: -62.7033    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.294 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.768 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.83 degrees.