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Communities Also Named Black Point ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Black Point.

There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Black Point.

Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, seven are located in Canada and seven are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Black Point #1
      • This Black Point lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • California
      • Marin County
      • This Black Point is located in Marin County and lies 2,860 miles [4,602.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Black Point.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Black Point is located in New London County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Black Point.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Black Point [Duval County].
      • Flagler County
      • This Black Point is located in Flagler County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Black Point.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Black Point is located in Kosciusko County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Black Point.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Black Point [Cumberland County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Black Point.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Black Point lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Texas
      • Refugio County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Black Point [Refugio County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Point ...

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.

  • Craig
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Gravel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Halfway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Heron Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
  • Hickey Settlement
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickey Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Settlement
  • Mitchell Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Settlement
  • Mountain Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Sea Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Side came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Side
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Upper Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossing

How Far From Black Point 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 Black Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Point and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Black Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 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 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,694 miles [5,944.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9329, Longitude: -66.0991    
<2>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 Black Point 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Black Point 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 299.775 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.882 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.848 degrees.




 

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