West Hansford (Nova Scotia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named West Hansford ...

We found one communities that share the name West Hansford.

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

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Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hansford ...

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.

Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenville
- From West Hansford to Glenville
Greenville Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenville Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenville Station
- From West Hansford to Greenville Station
Heather Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Beach
Little River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little River
- From West Hansford to Little River
Mahoneys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoneys Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneys Corner
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mahoneys Corner
- From West Hansford to Mahoneys Corner
Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Pleasant
- From West Hansford to Mount Pleasant
Pugwash Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pugwash Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash Junction
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pugwash Junction
- From West Hansford to Pugwash Junction
Pugwash River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pugwash River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash River
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pugwash River
- From West Hansford to Pugwash River
Ripley Loop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ripley Loop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Loop
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ripley Loop
- From West Hansford to Ripley Loop
Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverview
- From West Hansford to Riverview
Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rose
- From West Hansford to Rose
Salt Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salt Springs
- From West Hansford to Salt Springs
Salt Springs Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salt Springs Station
- From West Hansford to Salt Springs Station
Valley Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Road
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley Road
- From West Hansford to Valley Road

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 574 miles [923.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Hansford 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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,076 miles [8,169 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 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,661 miles [5,891.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>	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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Hansford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Hansford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7235, Longitude: -63.8128
<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 Hansford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.897 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.493 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.168 degrees.