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Communities Also Named West Dublin ...

We found three communities that are also named West Dublin.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named West Dublin.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Laurens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of West Dublin [Laurens County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fulton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of West Dublin [Fulton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Dublin ...

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.

  • Bush Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Centre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Cherry Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Conquerall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • First South
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Five Houses
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Front Centre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Indian Path
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Italy Cross
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kingsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Masons Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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How Far From West Dublin to ...

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 West Dublin to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in West Dublin and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 558 miles [898 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from West Dublin 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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 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 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,731 miles [6,004.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Dublin 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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Dublin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dublin 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 West Dublin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2533, Longitude: -64.3992    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.62 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.024 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.428 degrees.