We found five communities that share the name Telford.
Within Nova Scotia, the name Telford is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Manitoba
This Telford lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
This Telford is located in Montgomery County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Telford.
Tennessee
Washington County
This Telford is located in Washington County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Telford.
Utah
Davis County
This Telford is located in Davis County and lies 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Telford.
Washington
Lincoln County
This Telford is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,597 miles [4,179.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Telford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Telford ...
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.
Chance Harbour (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chance Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Telford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Telford and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Telford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 37 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,606 miles [5,803.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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- Telford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Telford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5698, Longitude: -62.4706
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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.
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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.
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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 Telford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.113 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.594 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.617 degrees.