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Communities Also Named Oban ...

We found five communities that share the name Oban.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Oban is located in Los Angeles County and lies 3,041 miles [4,894 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Oban.
    • Kansas
      • Saline 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 Kansas community of Oban [Saline County].
    • 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 Oban.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Oban lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oban ...

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.

  • Dundee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
  • French Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cove
  • Hawker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawker
  • Hay Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cove
  • Johnstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Lime Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
  • Marble Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Militia Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Militia Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Militia Point
  • Rear Black River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Black River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Black River
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Islands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Islands
    • Roberta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
    • Rockdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Seaview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
    • Soldiers Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cove
    • Sporting Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Mountain

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oban to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 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 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,533 miles [5,685.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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- Oban) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oban. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7269, Longitude: -60.9192    
<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 Oban 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>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 Oban 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 297.12 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.522 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.745 degrees.




 

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