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Communities Also Named Aboushagan Road ...

We found one communities that share the name Aboushagan Road.

There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Aboushagan Road.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aboushagan Road ...

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.

  • British Settlement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Settlement
  • Cherry Burton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Burton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Burton
  • Evans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Frosty Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frosty Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosty Hollow
  • Halls Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
  • Middle Sackville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sackville
  • Sackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackville <2>
  • Upper Sackville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sackville
  • Wood Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 548 miles [881.9 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Aboushagan Road 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 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 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 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,676 miles [5,915.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aboushagan Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aboushagan Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9833, Longitude: -64.3500    
<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 Aboushagan Road 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 299.162 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.837 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.258 degrees.









 

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