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Communities Also Named Low Point ...
We found five communities that are also named Low Point.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Low Point.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of four communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, three are located in Canada and two are in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Woodford County
- This Low Point is located in Woodford County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Low Point.
- New York
- Dutchess 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 New York community of Low Point [Dutchess County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Low Point lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Low Point lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Low Point ...
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.
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frankville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mattie Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pirate Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Low Point 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 Low Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Low Point and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Low Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 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 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,557 miles [5,724.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Low Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Low Point 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> | 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 Low Point 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 Low Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7114, Longitude: -61.4489 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.449 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.016 degrees. |
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