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Communities Also Named West Side ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name West Side.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson 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 Alabama community of West Side [Jefferson County].
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of West Side [Montgomery County].
    • Connecticut
      • New London 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 Connecticut community of West Side [New London County].
    • Indiana
      • Marion 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 Indiana community of West Side [Marion County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This West Side is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of West Side.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga 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 Ohio community of West Side [Cuyahoga County].
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of West Side [Hamilton County].
      • Mahoning County
      • This West Side is located in Mahoning County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of West Side.
      • Montgomery County
      • This West Side is located in Montgomery County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of West Side.
    • Oregon
      • Lake County
      • This West Side is located in Lake County and lies 2,712 miles [4,364.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of West Side.
      • Lane 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 Oregon community of West Side [Lane County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne 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 Side [Luzerne County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of West Side [Westmoreland County].
    • Texas
      • Jefferson 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 Texas community of West Side [Jefferson County].
    • Washington
      • Yakima 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 Washington community of West Side [Yakima County].
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This West Side is located in Kanawha County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of West Side.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Side ...

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.

  • Bear Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Point
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Point <4>
  • Charlesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Doctor's Cove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor's Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor's Cove
  • Harris Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Island
  • Little River Harbour
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Harbour
  • Lower Clarks Harbour
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Clarks Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Clarks Harbour
  • Lower Shag Harbour
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shag Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shag Harbour
  • Seal Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Island
  • Shag Harbour
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shag Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shag Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shag Harbour <4>
  • Woods Harbour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Harbour

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from West Side to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 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 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,829 miles [6,162.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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 Side 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Side) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4167, Longitude: -66.0158    
<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 Side 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 300.775 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.164 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.699 degrees.




 

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