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Communities Also Named Waterloo Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Waterloo Lake.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Waterloo Lake.
Beyond Nova Scotia.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterloo Lake ...
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.
- Blanket Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherryfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crossburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frog Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joe Simon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scrag Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Squirreltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildcat Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Waterloo Lake 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 Waterloo Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Waterloo Lake and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Waterloo Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,742 miles [6,022.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Waterloo Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Waterloo Lake 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 Waterloo Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7133, Longitude: -64.9758 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.858 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.375 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.402 degrees. |
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