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Communities Also Named Spectacle Lakes ...

We found one communities that are also named Spectacle Lakes.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Spectacle Lakes.

Beyond Nova Scotia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spectacle Lakes ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lots
  • Centre
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Deans Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • First Peninsula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • First South
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Front Centre
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Garden Lots
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Path
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Masons Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Second Peninsula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tanners Settlement
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whynotts Settlement
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spectacle Lakes and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 557 miles [896.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Spectacle Lakes to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,726 miles [5,996.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spectacle Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Spectacle Lakes 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 Spectacle Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3797, Longitude: -64.3856    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.581 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.005 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.339 degrees.