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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bathurst Parish ...

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.

  • Bass River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Big River
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bruce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Chamberlain Settlement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Peters River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robertville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosehill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
  • Rough Waters
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Roy Settlement
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salmon Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Bathurst Parish 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 Bathurst Parish to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bathurst Parish and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bathurst Parish to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,685 miles [5,930.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Bathurst Parish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bathurst Parish to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bathurst Parish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6000, Longitude: -65.6500    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.57 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.593 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.834 degrees.