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Communities Also Named Wood Island ...
We found two communities that share the name Wood Island.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Wood Island.
Beyond Prince Edward Island, there is another community also named Wood Island in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- 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 Massachusetts community of Wood Island [Suffolk County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood Island ...
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.
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Flat River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat River <3>
- High Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
- Little Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sands
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Sands <3>
- Ocean View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Roseberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Wood Islands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Islands
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Islands <3>
How Far From Wood Island to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wood Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Wood Island and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wood Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,606 miles [5,803.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 Wood Island 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wood Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0000, Longitude: -62.7500 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wood Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.167 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.736 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.451 degrees. |
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