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Communities Also Named Bear Island ...
We found three communities that are also named Bear Island.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Bear Island.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Belknap County
- This Bear Island is located in Belknap County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Bear Island.
- Ontario
- This Bear Island lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear 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.
- Dumfries
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Granite Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsclear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsclear Parish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Caverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Staples Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Bear Island 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 Bear Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bear Island and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bear Island 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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 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 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,792 miles [6,102.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bear Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bear Island 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 Bear Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9643, Longitude: -67.0158 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.827 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.683 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.601 degrees. |
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