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Communities Also Named Lorneville ...

We found two communities that are also named Lorneville.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Lorneville is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lorneville lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • Ontario
      • This Lorneville lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorneville ...

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.

  • Chapman Settlement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chapmans Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Heather Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Shemogue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Otter Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley Loop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Seagrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
  • Timber River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Truemanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lorneville 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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 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 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,658 miles [5,887 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lorneville) 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 Lorneville 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 Lorneville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9872, Longitude: -63.9422    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.908 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.556 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.053 degrees.