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Communities Also Named West Bay ...

We found seven communities that share the name West Bay.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named West Bay.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, four are located in Canada and three are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for West Bay #1
      • This West Bay lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This West Bay lies 2,820 miles [4,538.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • This West Bay is located in Bay County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of West Bay.
      • Duval 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 Florida community of West Bay [Duval County].
      • Hillsborough County
      • This West Bay is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West Bay.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This West Bay lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north northeast.
    • Ontario
      • This West Bay lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the west.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bay ...

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.

  • Dundee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
  • Grantville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Lime Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
  • Maple Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Brook
  • Marble Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Queensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
  • Rear Black River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Black River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Black River
  • River Denys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Denys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Denys
  • Seaview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
  • Sporting Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Mountain
  • Sugar Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
  • Valley Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills

How Far From West Bay 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 West Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 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 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,545 miles [5,705.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Bay. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7089, Longitude: -61.1712    
<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 West Bay 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 West Bay 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 297.28 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.695 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.882 degrees.




 

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