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Communities Also Named Frenchmans Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Frenchmans Creek.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Frenchmans Creek.
Beyond New Brunswick, there is another community also named Frenchmans Creek in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Frenchmans Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frenchmans Creek ...
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.
- Chance Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duck Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Fathom Hole
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gooseberry Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prince of Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Purdys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Seaview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Spruce Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Frenchmans Creek to ...
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 Frenchmans Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frenchmans Creek and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Frenchmans Creek to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 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 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,782 miles [6,086.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frenchmans Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Frenchmans Creek 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 Frenchmans Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1667, Longitude: -66.2167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.511 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.186 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.709 degrees. |
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