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Communities Also Named Fontaine ...
We found six communities that share the name Fontaine.
There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Fontaine.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, one is located in Canada and the other five communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Fontaine is located in Greene County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Fontaine.
- Florida
- Fontaine #2
- This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Fontaine.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Fontaine is located in Chester County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fontaine.
- Virginia
- Henry County
- This Fontaine is located in Henry County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Fontaine.
- West Virginia
- Logan 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 West Virginia community of Fontaine [Logan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fontaine ...
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.
- Eel River Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eel River Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River Bridge
- Hardwood Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Settlement
- Kent Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Branch
- Manuels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuels came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels
- Peters Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mills
- Tweedie Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tweedie Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedie Brook
- Wine River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wine River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine River
How Far From Fontaine to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fontaine to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fontaine and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fontaine to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 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 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,677 miles [5,917.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fontaine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fontaine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8500, Longitude: -64.9667 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fontaine 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> | 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 Fontaine 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 299.327 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.984 degrees. |
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