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Communities Also Named South Melville ...

We found one communities that share the name South Melville.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named South Melville.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near South Melville ...

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.

  • Gambles Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Road
  • Hartsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Kellys Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lower Tryon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Tryon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tryon
  • Maple Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Plains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Rose Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shamrock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shamrock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Tryon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Melville and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 592 miles [952.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Melville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 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 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,629 miles [5,840.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>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- South Melville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Melville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2333, Longitude: -63.4333    
<4>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.
<5>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 South Melville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.527 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.18 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.629 degrees.









 

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