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Communities Also Named Poirierville ...
We found one communities that are also named Poirierville.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Poirierville.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poirierville ...
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.
- Glasgow Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawker
- Pondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rocky Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seaview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Sporting Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Poirierville 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 Poirierville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Poirierville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Poirierville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,538 miles [5,693.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Poirierville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Poirierville 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 Poirierville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5789, Longitude: -60.9253 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.167 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.545 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.857 degrees. |
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