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Communities Also Named Lambertville ...

We found two communities that are also named Lambertville.

Within New Brunswick, the name Lambertville is unique.

Beyond New Brunswick, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Lambertville is located in Monroe County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lambertville.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Lambertville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lambertville ...

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.

  • Chocolate Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Leonardville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lords Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ministers Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otter Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Washington County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Tunaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lambertville and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lambertville 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 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 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 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,819 miles [6,146.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lambertville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lambertville 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 Lambertville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0167, Longitude: -66.9500    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.995 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.698 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.158 degrees.