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Communities Also Named The Narrows ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name The Narrows.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named The Narrows.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eighteen communities, three are located in Canada and sixteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of The Narrows [Jackson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll 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 Arkansas community of The Narrows [Carroll County].
    • Colorado
      • Morgan 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 Colorado community of The Narrows [Morgan County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This The Narrows is located in Sussex County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Narrows.
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of The Narrows [Brevard County].
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan 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 Indiana community of The Narrows [Sullivan County].
    • Kansas
      • Osage 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 Kansas community of The Narrows [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This The Narrows is located in Ohio County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of The Narrows.
    • Manitoba
      • This The Narrows lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<3> to the west northwest.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This The Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of The Narrows.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of The Narrows.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This The Narrows is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of The Narrows.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender 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 North Carolina community of The Narrows [Pender County].
    • Ontario
      • This The Narrows lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<3> to the west.
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of The Narrows [Harney County].
      • Linn County
      • This The Narrows is located in Linn County and lies 2,816 miles [4,531.9 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of The Narrows.
    • Virginia
      • Giles County
      • This The Narrows is located in Giles County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of The Narrows.
      • Roanoke County
      • This The Narrows is located in Roanoke County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of The Narrows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Narrows ...

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.

  • Big Lots
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lots
  • Blockhouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blockhouse <5>
  • Chester Islands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Islands
  • Clearland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearland
  • Deans Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
  • Gold River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River
  • Indian Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Martins Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Brook
  • Martins Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point
  • Martins River
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins River
  • Second Peninsula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Peninsula
  • Silver Point Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point Road
  • Sunnybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook

How Far From The Narrows 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 The Narrows to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Narrows and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 558 miles [898 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from The Narrows to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,721 miles [5,988.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Narrows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 The Narrows 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Narrows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Narrows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4694, Longitude: -64.3314    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 The Narrows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.527 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.961 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.255 degrees.




 

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