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Communities Also Named Meadows Road ...
We found one communities that are also named Meadows Road.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Meadows Road.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadows Road ...
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.
- Blacketts Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Caribou Marsh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dutch Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frenchvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Front Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Juniper Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marion Bridge Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Prime Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rear Balls Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Meadows Road 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 Meadows Road to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meadows Road and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Meadows Road to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 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 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,497 miles [5,627.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadows Road) 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 Meadows Road 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 Meadows Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0408, Longitude: -60.2892 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.641 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.201 degrees. |
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