We found one communities that are also named Kent Junction.
Within New Brunswick, the name Kent Junction is unique.
Beyond New Brunswick, there is another community also named Kent Junction in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Virginia
Wise County
This Kent Junction is located in Wise County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Kent Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kent Junction ...
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.
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 Kent Junction to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kent Junction and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kent Junction 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 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 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 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,701 miles [5,956.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kent Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Kent Junction 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 Kent Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5850, Longitude: -65.3369
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.627 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.465 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.352 degrees.