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Communities Also Named Tangier ...

We found five communities that share the name Tangier.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Tangier is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Tangier is located in Parke County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Tangier.
    • Maryland
      • Somerset 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 Maryland community of Tangier [Somerset County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Woodward County
      • This Tangier is located in Woodward County and lies 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodward County community of Tangier.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton 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 South Carolina community of Tangier [Colleton County].
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Tangier is located in Accomack County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Tangier.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tangier ...

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.

  • Beaver Harbour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Harbour
  • Clam Harbour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elderbank
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderbank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderbank
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderbank <4>
  • Fleet Settlement
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleet Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet Settlement
  • Marie Joseph
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie Joseph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Joseph
  • Moose River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
  • Mooseland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooseland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooseland
  • Porters Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porters Lake <4>
  • Seaforth
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <4>
  • Sheet Harbour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheet Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheet Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheet Harbour <4>
  • Sober Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sober Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sober Island

How Far From Tangier to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tangier to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tangier 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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 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 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,639 miles [5,856.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tangier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' (or 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- Tangier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tangier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8000, Longitude: -62.7000    
<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 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 Tangier 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Tangier 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 298.46 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.833 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.263 degrees.




 

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