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Communities Also Named Grant Settlement ...

We found one communities that are also named Grant Settlement.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Grant Settlement.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grant Settlement ...

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.

  • Bagdad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Chipman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Codys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codys
  • Evans Road
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Flowers Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hammtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammtown
  • Iron Bound Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Mines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Long Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Partridge Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Princess Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
  • Union Settlement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Grant Settlement 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 Grant Settlement to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grant Settlement and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grant Settlement 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 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 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 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,740 miles [6,018.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grant Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Grant Settlement 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 Grant Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0167, Longitude: -65.8500    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.087 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.87 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.984 degrees.