We found twelve communities that are also named East Point.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named East Point.
Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of ten communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of East Point, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
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.
Big Pond (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 East Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Point and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from East Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,561 miles [5,730.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4500, Longitude: -62.0000
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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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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 East Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.577 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.168 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.754 degrees.