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Communities Also Named New Yarmouth ...

We found two communities that are also named New Yarmouth.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named New Yarmouth.

Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named New Yarmouth in Canada and the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This New Yarmouth is located in Kent County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of New Yarmouth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Yarmouth ...

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.

How Far From New Yarmouth to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Yarmouth to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Yarmouth to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,716 miles [5,980.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Yarmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Yarmouth 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 New Yarmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3776, Longitude: -64.8367    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.613 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.226 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.902 degrees.