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Communities Also Named Blaney Ridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Blaney Ridge.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Blaney Ridge.

Beyond New Brunswick.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Blaney Ridge ...

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.

  • Charlie Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dumfries
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Frog Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Harvey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Longs Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Blaney Ridge 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 Blaney Ridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blaney Ridge 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 5,213 miles [8,389.5 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 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,803 miles [6,120.3 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Blaney Ridge) 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 Blaney Ridge 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 Blaney Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8000, Longitude: -67.1500    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.947 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.787 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.77 degrees.