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Communities Also Named Chance Harbour ...

We found two communities that share the name Chance Harbour.

There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Chance Harbour.

Beyond New Brunswick, there is another community also named Chance Harbour in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
    • Unknown
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Chance Harbour lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chance Harbour ...

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.

  • Dipper Harbour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Fathom Hole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Fathom Hole came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Fathom Hole
  • Frenchmans Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchmans Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
  • Gooseberry Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry Cove
  • Little Lepreau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lepreau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lepreau
  • Maces Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maces Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Bay
  • Mink Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Brook
  • Prince of Wales
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince of Wales came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince of Wales
  • Seaview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview

How Far From Chance Harbour 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 Chance Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chance Harbour 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 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 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 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,789 miles [6,097.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chance Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chance Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1282, Longitude: -66.3526    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Chance Harbour 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 300.603 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.282 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.799 degrees.









 

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