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Communities Also Named Upper Kingsburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Upper Kingsburg.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Upper Kingsburg.

Beyond Nova Scotia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Kingsburg ...

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 Rocks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bush Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastern Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • First Peninsula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • First South
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Houses
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Front Centre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden Lots
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Heckmans Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Indian Path
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
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How Far From Upper Kingsburg 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 Upper Kingsburg to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Kingsburg 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 5,145 miles [8,280.1 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 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,725 miles [5,994.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Kingsburg) 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 Upper Kingsburg 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 Upper Kingsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2731, Longitude: -64.2825    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.545 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.944 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.361 degrees.