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Communities Also Named Westchester ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Westchester.

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

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 26 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 26 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Westchester is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,951 miles [4,749.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westchester.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Westchester is located in New London County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Westchester.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Westchester is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westchester.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Westchester is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Westchester.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Westchester is located in Bulloch County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Westchester.
      • Clarke County
      • This Westchester is located in Clarke County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Westchester.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Westchester is located in Cook County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Westchester.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Westchester is located in Allen County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Westchester.
      • Jay County
      • This Westchester is located in Jay County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Westchester.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Westchester is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Westchester.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Westchester is located in Baltimore County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Westchester.
      • Frederick County
      • This Westchester is located in Frederick County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Westchester.
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Westchester [Montgomery County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Westchester is located in Worcester County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Westchester.
    • New York
      • Bronx County
      • This Westchester is located in Bronx County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of Westchester.
      • Westchester 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 New York community of Westchester [Westchester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Westchester is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Westchester.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Westchester is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Westchester.
      • Wake County
      • This Westchester is located in Wake County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Westchester.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Westchester is located in Charleston County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Westchester.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Westchester is located in Chesterfield County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Westchester.
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Westchester [Fairfax County].
      • Petersburg City
      • This Westchester is located in Petersburg City and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Westchester.
      • Prince William County
      • This Westchester is located in Prince William County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Westchester.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Westchester is located in Marion County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Westchester.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha 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 Wisconsin community of Westchester [Waukesha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westchester ...

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.

  • Cross Mountain Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain Road
  • Folly Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Lake
  • Folly Lake Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Lake Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Lake Station
  • Greenville Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Station
  • Hart Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Lake
  • Mahoneys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoneys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneys Corner
  • Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Stevens Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mountain

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Westchester 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 5,075 miles [8,167.4 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 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,659 miles [5,888.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Westchester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6158, Longitude: -63.6969    
<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 Westchester 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 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 Westchester 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 298.853 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.425 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.185 degrees.




 

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