We found two communities that share the name Douglastown.
Within New Brunswick, the name Douglastown is unique.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Ontario
This Douglastown lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
Quebec
This Douglastown lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the north northeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglastown ...
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.
Back Lots (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Lots came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Douglastown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Douglastown and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Douglastown 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 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 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 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,695 miles [5,946.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Douglastown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglastown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0289, Longitude: -65.4939
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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.
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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 Douglastown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.615 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.535 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.136 degrees.