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Communities Also Named Fort Augustus ...

We found two communities that share the name Fort Augustus.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Fort Augustus.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, there is another community also named Fort Augustus in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Fort Augustus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Augustus ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Fanning Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Brook
  • French Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frenchfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glenroy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenroy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
  • Little York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Maple Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Mermaid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
  • Mount Stewart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Stewart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Stewart
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Stewart <3>
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Savage Harbour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage Harbour <3>
  • Scotchfort
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotchfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchfort
  • Tenmile House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile House

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Fort Augustus and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 616 miles [991.4 km]<5> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Augustus 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 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 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 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,605 miles [5,801.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fort Augustus 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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Fort Augustus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Augustus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3167, Longitude: -62.9333    
<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 Fort Augustus 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 298.194 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.827 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.319 degrees.




 

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