We found one communities that are also named Dorchester Crossing.
Within New Brunswick, the name Dorchester Crossing is unique.
Beyond New Brunswick, there is another community also named Dorchester Crossing in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
South Carolina
Dorchester County
This Dorchester Crossing is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Dorchester Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorchester Crossing ...
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.
Chartersville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Dorchester Crossing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dorchester Crossing and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dorchester Crossing to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 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 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,680 miles [5,922.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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- Dorchester Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Dorchester Crossing 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 Dorchester Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1667, Longitude: -64.5667
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.25 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.969 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.243 degrees.