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Communities Also Named Stirling ...

We found nine communities that share the name Stirling.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Stirling lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Georgia
      • Montgomery 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 Georgia community of Stirling [Montgomery County].
    • Michigan
      • Isabella 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 Michigan community of Stirling [Isabella County].
      • Mecosta 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 Michigan community of Stirling [Mecosta County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Stirling [Nye County].
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Stirling is located in Morris County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Stirling.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Stirling is located in Suffolk County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Stirling.
    • 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 Stirling.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stirling ...

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 Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pond <5>
  • Canoe Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Lake
  • Grand River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand River <5>
  • Grand River Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Falls
  • Hay Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cove
  • Irish Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis Cove Road
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Cove Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cove Road
  • Marion Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Bridge
  • Middle Cape
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Cape came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cape
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    • Rear Big Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Big Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Big Pond
    • Rock Elm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Elm
    • Salmon River Road
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon River Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River Road
    • Silver Mine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Mine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mine
    • Soldiers Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cove
    • Terra Nova
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Nova came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Nova

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stirling to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 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 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,512 miles [5,652 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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- Stirling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stirling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7325, Longitude: -60.4344    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Stirling 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stirling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Stirling 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 296.823 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.193 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.504 degrees.




 

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