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Communities Also Named Ford Bank ...
We found one communities that are also named Ford Bank.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Ford Bank.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ford Bank ...
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.
- Bass River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coates Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kent Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Targettville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ford Bank 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 Ford Bank to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ford Bank and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ford Bank to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,689 miles [5,936.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ford Bank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ford Bank 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 Ford Bank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5000, Longitude: -65.0000 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.436 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.238 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.237 degrees. |
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