We found one communities that share the name West Northfield.
Within Nova Scotia, the name West Northfield is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named West Northfield in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Massachusetts
Franklin County
This West Northfield is located in Franklin County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of West Northfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Northfield ...
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.
Baker Settlement (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 West Northfield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Northfield and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from West Northfield 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 31 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 5,152 miles [8,291.3 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 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,733 miles [6,007.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- West Northfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Northfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4414, Longitude: -64.5787
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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.
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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.
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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 Northfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.683 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.129 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.39 degrees.