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Communities Also Named White Point ...

We found four communities that share the name White Point.

There are two communities within Nova Scotia that are also named White Point.

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for White Point #1
      • This White Point lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • The profile page for White Point #2
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson 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 Oregon community of White Point [Jackson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Point ...

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.

  • Great Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Hill
  • Hunts Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hunts Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Liverpool
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
  • Moose Harbour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Harbour
  • Moose Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill
  • River Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Head
  • Sandy Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From White Point to ...

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 White Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from White Point 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 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 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 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,755 miles [6,043.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9620, Longitude: -64.7464    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Point 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 Point 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 299.896 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.28 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.777 degrees.




 

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