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Communities Also Named Southampton ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Southampton.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Southampton is located in Harford County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Southampton.
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Southampton is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Southampton.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Southampton is located in Hampshire County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Southampton.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Southampton lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Southampton [Burlington County].
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Southampton is located in Suffolk County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Southampton.
    • Ontario
      • This Southampton lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Southampton is located in Bucks County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Southampton.
      • Franklin 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 Pennsylvania community of Southampton [Franklin County].
      • Somerset 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 Southampton [Somerset County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Southampton lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Southampton is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southampton.
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • 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 Virginia community of Southampton [Hampton City].
      • Portsmouth City
      • This Southampton is located in Portsmouth City and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Southampton.
      • Richmond City
      • This Southampton is located in Richmond City and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Southampton.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Southampton is located in Roanoke County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Southampton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southampton ...

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.

  • Blue Sac Road
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Gilbert Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mountain
  • Halfway River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction Road
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Road
  • Little Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Moose River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ragged Reef
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Reef came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Reef
  • Riverside Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Salt Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
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    • Salt Springs Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Two Islands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Islands
    • Two Rivers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Rivers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
    • Valley Road
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Road

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Southampton 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 5,099 miles [8,206 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 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,683 miles [5,927.2 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 from Point A (ie- Southampton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5889, Longitude: -64.2453    
<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 Southampton 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>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>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 Southampton 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 299.197 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.802 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.472 degrees.









 

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