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Communities Also Named Scotia ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Scotia.

Within Ontario, the name Scotia is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pope County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Scotia [Pope County].
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Scotia is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Scotia.
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Scotia [Letcher County].
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Scotia is located in Crawford County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Scotia.
    • Nebraska
      • Greeley County
      • This Scotia is located in Greeley County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Scotia.
    • New York
      • Schenectady County
      • This Scotia is located in Schenectady County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Scotia.
    • North Carolina
      • Tyrrell County
      • This Scotia is located in Tyrrell County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyrrell County community of Scotia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Scotia [Allegheny County].
      • Centre County
      • This Scotia is located in Centre County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Scotia.
    • South Carolina
      • Hampton County
      • This Scotia is located in Hampton County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Scotia.
    • Washington
      • Pend Oreille County
      • This Scotia is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Scotia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotia ...

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.

  • Centurion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion
  • Clear Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Doe Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Lake
  • Fern Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
  • Pickerel Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickerel Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Lake
  • Ravenscliffe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenscliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscliffe
  • Sand Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sprucedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprucedale <5>
  • Wiseman's Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiseman's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman's Corners

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Scotia to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scotia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scotia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5167, Longitude: -79.3000    
<3>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 Scotia 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Scotia 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 308.759 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.46 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.06 degrees.




 

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