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Communities Also Named Poison Lake ...
We found two communities that share the name Poison Lake.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Poison Lake.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Poison Lake in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lassen 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 California community of Poison Lake [Lassen County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poison Lake ...
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.
- Bass River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass River <3>
- Five Islands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Five Islands <3>
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Junction Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Pleasant Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rose
- From Poison Lake to Rose
- Salt Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salt Springs Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Poison Lake 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 Poison Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Poison Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 568 miles [914.1 km]<5> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Poison Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,671 miles [5,907.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poison Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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 Poison Lake 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poison Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poison Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5515, Longitude: -63.9363 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Poison Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.017 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.595 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.346 degrees. |
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