We found five communities that are also named New Glasgow.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named New Glasgow.
Beyond Ontario, we know of four communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, four are located in Canada and one is in the United States.
This New Glasgow lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Prince Edward Island
This New Glasgow lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Quebec
This New Glasgow lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Virginia
Amherst County
This New Glasgow is located in Amherst County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of New Glasgow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Glasgow ...
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.
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 New Glasgow to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Glasgow and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from New Glasgow to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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- New Glasgow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 New Glasgow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Glasgow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5222, Longitude: -81.6267
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.502 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.957 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.422 degrees.