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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Knoxford ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blaine is located in Aroostook County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <1>
  • Clearview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Florenceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gregg Settlement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Grove is located in Aroostook County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grove
  • Listerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Settlement
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Mars Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mars Hill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <1>
    • Orchards Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Snow Settlement
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow Settlement is located in Aroostook County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Settlement
    • Sugar Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Hill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Tracey Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tweedie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedie

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Knoxford 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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 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 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,806 miles [6,125.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Knoxford) 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 Lower Knoxford 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 Lower Knoxford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4824, Longitude: -67.7293    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.16 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.148 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.637 degrees.