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Communities Also Named Mathias Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Mathias Landing.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Mathias Landing.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mathias Landing ...
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.
- Caribou Depot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heath Steele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Falls Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loggie Lodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rosehill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Trout Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Mathias Landing 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 Mathias Landing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mathias Landing and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mathias Landing 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 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 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 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,722 miles [5,990 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mathias Landing) 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 Mathias Landing 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 Mathias Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3833, Longitude: -66.3833 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.094 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.132 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.364 degrees. |
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