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Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Falls Parish ...
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.
- Grand Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grand Falls Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Portage
- Grand Falls Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Edward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Edward
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Martin Siding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Siding came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Siding
- New Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Denmark came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Denmark
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Denmark <1>
- Powers Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Creek
- Price Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Road
How Far From Grand Falls Parish 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 Grand Falls Parish to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grand Falls Parish and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 396 miles [637.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grand Falls Parish 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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 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 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,789 miles [6,097.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Falls Parish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Grand Falls Parish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Falls Parish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0500, Longitude: -67.7333 |
| <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 Grand Falls Parish 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 301.036 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.113 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.284 degrees. |
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