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Communities Also Named London Settlement ...

We found one communities that are also named London Settlement.

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

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near London 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.

  • Big Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
  • Carpenter
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crafts Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Earle Wharf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elm Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
  • Long Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Gagetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Queenstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in London Settlement and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from London Settlement to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,759 miles [6,049.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- London Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 London 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 London Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6500, Longitude: -66.0333    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.287 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.025 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.312 degrees.