Aroostook (New Brunswick) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aroostook ...

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.

California Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Settlement
Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Aroostook County (ME)
Four Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Falls
Lake Edward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Edward
Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
Lower California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower California
Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County (ME)
Quaker Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Brook
Stevensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in Aroostook County (ME)
Tinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker
Upper California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper California

How Far From Aroostook 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 village such as Aroostook to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 393 miles [632.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Aroostook to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 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 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,796 miles [6,109.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aroostook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aroostook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8000, Longitude: -67.7167
<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 Aroostook 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 301.081 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.118 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.432 degrees.