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Communities Also Named New Salem ...

We found 32 communities that share the name New Salem.

Within Nova Scotia, the name New Salem is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lee County
      • This New Salem is located in Lee County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of New Salem.
      • Mississippi County
      • This New Salem is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of New Salem.
      • Woodruff County
      • This New Salem is located in Woodruff County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of New Salem.
    • Georgia
      • Banks 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 Georgia community of New Salem [Banks County].
    • Illinois
      • Menard County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Salem [Menard County].
      • Pike County
      • This New Salem is located in Pike County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of New Salem.
    • Indiana
      • Rush County
      • This New Salem is located in Rush County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of New Salem.
      • Washington County
      • This New Salem is located in Washington County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of New Salem.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley County
      • This New Salem is located in Cowley County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of New Salem.
    • Kentucky
      • Crittenden County
      • This New Salem is located in Crittenden County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of New Salem.
      • Lincoln County
      • This New Salem is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of New Salem.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This New Salem is located in Franklin County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of New Salem.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • This New Salem is located in Allegan County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of New Salem.
    • Mississippi
      • Itawamba County
      • This New Salem is located in Itawamba County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of New Salem.
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of New Salem.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This New Salem is located in Albany County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of New Salem.
      • Ulster County
      • This New Salem is located in Ulster County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of New Salem.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph 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 New Salem [Randolph County].
      • Union County
      • This New Salem is located in Union County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Salem.
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This New Salem is located in Morton County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of New Salem.
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This New Salem is located in Fairfield County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of New Salem.
      • Huron County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Huron County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of New Salem.
      • Ross County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Salem [Ross County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This New Salem is located in Armstrong County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of New Salem.
      • Fayette County
      • This New Salem is located in Fayette County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of New Salem.
      • Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of New Salem [Westmoreland County].
      • York County
      • This New Salem is located in York County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of New Salem.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This New Salem is located in Anderson County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of New Salem.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This New Salem is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of New Salem.
      • Jackson County
      • This New Salem is located in Jackson County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of New Salem.
    • Texas
      • Palo Pinto County
      • This New Salem is located in Palo Pinto County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Pinto County community of New Salem.
      • Rusk County
      • This New Salem is located in Rusk County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of New Salem.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Salem ...

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.

  • Canada Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek
  • Cape Enrage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Enrage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Enrage
  • Chipman Brook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipman Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Brook
  • Diligent River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diligent River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diligent River
  • Fox River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fox River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
  • Halls Harbour
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbourville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbourville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourville
  • Hebron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Mitchells Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
  • Sand River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand River
  • Spicers Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicers Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicers Cove

How Far From New Salem to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Salem to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Salem to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • 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).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,712 miles [5,973.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

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

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- New Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4206, Longitude: -64.7914    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Salem 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>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 New Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Salem to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.575 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.191 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.851 degrees.




 

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