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Communities Also Named Mattie Settlement ...
We found two communities that share the name Mattie Settlement.
There are two communities within Nova Scotia that are also named Mattie Settlement.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mattie Settlement ...
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.
- Frankville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glassburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassburn
- Havendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havendale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havendale
- Lesterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterdale
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Low Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
- Monastery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pirate Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirate Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Harbour
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Steep Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summerside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Mattie Settlement 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 Mattie Settlement to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mattie Settlement and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mattie Settlement to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,565 miles [5,737.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mattie Settlement 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. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mattie Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mattie Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5947, Longitude: -61.5586 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mattie Settlement to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.972 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.154 degrees. |
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