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Communities Also Named McKay Siding ...
We found one communities that are also named McKay Siding.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named McKay Siding.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKay Siding ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coldstream
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gays River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
How Far From McKay Siding to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McKay Siding to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McKay Siding and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from McKay Siding 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 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 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 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,655 miles [5,882.2 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- McKay Siding) 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 McKay Siding 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 McKay Siding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1622, Longitude: -63.3092 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.734 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.306 degrees. |
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