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Communities Also Named Upper Sackville ...

We found one communities that are also named Upper Sackville.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Upper Sackville is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Upper Sackville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Upper Sackville lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Sackville ...

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.

  • Fall River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • French Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lower Sackville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Sackville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pockwock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pockwock
  • Stillwater Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Yankeetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Sackville 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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 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 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,685 miles [5,930.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Upper Sackville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sackville 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 Sackville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8286, Longitude: -63.7686    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.098 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.752 degrees.