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Communities Also Named Moosehead Island ...
We found one communities that are also named Moosehead Island.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Moosehead Island.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moosehead Island ...
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.
- Faith Hope and Charity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jakes Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Low Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Ohio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Middle Ohio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toms Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Moosehead Island 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 Moosehead Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Moosehead Island and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Moosehead Island 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 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 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 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,778 miles [6,080.1 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- Moosehead Island) 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 Moosehead Island 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 Moosehead Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1550, Longitude: -65.4022 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.245 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.959 degrees. |
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