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Communities Also Named White Hill ...

We found nine communities that share the name White Hill.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This White Hill is located in Screven County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of White Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Johnson County
      • This White Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of White Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 Jersey community of White Hill [Burlington County].
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This White Hill is located in Lee County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of White Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This White Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of White Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This White Hill is located in Sumner County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of White Hill.
      • Van Buren County
      • This White Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of White Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This White Hill is located in Augusta County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of White Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Hill ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Eureka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Fox Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Brook
  • Gordon Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Summit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Summit
  • Greenhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazel Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Glen
  • Hopewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Limerock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
  • Marshdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshdale
  • Millstream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstream
  • Union Centre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Centre

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from White Hill to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 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 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,621 miles [5,827.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4897, Longitude: -62.7564    
<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 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 White Hill 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'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 White Hill 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 298.31 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.797 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.812 degrees.




 

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