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Communities Also Named New Ross ...

We found two communities that share the name New Ross.

Within Nova Scotia, the name New Ross is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery County
      • This New Ross is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Ross.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of New Ross.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Ross ...

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.

  • Chester Basin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Basin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Basin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester Basin <4>
  • County Line Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Lake
  • Crooked Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
  • Forest Home
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Forties
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forties came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forties
  • Gold River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River
  • Hardwood Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Lake
  • Lake Paul
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Paul came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Paul
  • Lake William
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake William came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake William
  • Maplewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Marvins Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvins Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins Island
  • Murphy Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Lake
  • Salmontail Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmontail Lake
  • Scarsdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Ross 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 5,136 miles [8,265.6 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 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,718 miles [5,983.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Ross. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Ross) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Ross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7333, Longitude: -64.4500    
<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 New Ross 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 New Ross 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 299.534 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.018 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.139 degrees.




 

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