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Communities Also Named Northwest ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Northwest.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Northwest [Miami-Dade County].
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Northwest [Linn County].
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Northwest [Scott County].
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Northwest [Douglas County].
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Northwest is located in Brunswick County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Northwest.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Northwest [Franklin County].
      • Williams County
      • This Northwest is located in Williams County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Northwest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Northwest [Centre County].
      • Tioga County
      • This Northwest is located in Tioga County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Northwest.
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Northwest [Westmoreland County].
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Northwest [Travis County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Northwest is located in Chesapeake City and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Northwest.
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Northwest [Norfolk City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwest ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lots
  • Blockhouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blockhouse <4>
  • Centre
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Deans Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corner
  • First Peninsula
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Peninsula
  • First South
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First South came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First South
  • Front Centre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Centre
  • Garden Lots
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lots
  • Indian Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
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    • Martins Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Brook
    • Masons Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Second Peninsula
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Peninsula
    • Spectacle Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spectacle Lakes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spectacle Lakes
    • Sunnybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Tanners Settlement
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Settlement

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Northwest to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,724 miles [5,993.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Northwest 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.
<2>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- Northwest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4075, Longitude: -64.3603    
<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>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.
<6>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 Northwest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.559 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.985 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.31 degrees.




 

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