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Communities Also Named Williamsdale ...

We found three communities that share the name Williamsdale.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Williamsdale is located in Butler County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Williamsdale.
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Williamsdale [Hamilton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsdale ...

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.

  • Bass River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass River <4>
  • Cross Mountain Road
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Greenville Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Junction Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Road
  • Pleasant Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Poison Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poison Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poison Lake
  • Rose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Salt Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
  • Salt Springs Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Road

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Williamsdale to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,668 miles [5,903.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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 from Point A (ie- Williamsdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6017, Longitude: -63.8972    
<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 Williamsdale 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Williamsdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.98 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.563 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.293 degrees.




 

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