New Ross 20 (Nova Scotia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Ross 20 ...

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.

Crooked Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
Forties
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forties came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forties
Hardwood Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardwood Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Lake
Little River Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little River Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Lake
Mill Section
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Section came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Section
Murphy Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphy Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Lake
Salmontail Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salmontail Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmontail Lake
Sunken Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunken Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Lake

How Far From New Ross 20 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 New Ross 20 to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in New Ross 20 and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 550 miles [885.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Ross 20 to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 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 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,713 miles [5,975.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- New Ross 20) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Ross 20. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8435, Longitude: -64.4151
<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 New Ross 20 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 299.486 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.985 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.05 degrees.