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Communities Also Named Miramichi ...
We found three communities that share the name Miramichi.
Within New Brunswick, the name Miramichi is unique.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- This Miramichi is located in Middlesex County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Miramichi.
- Nova Scotia
- This Miramichi lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Miramichi.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miramichi ...
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.
- Burnt Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eel River Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eel River Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River Bridge
- Forest Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Corner
- Hardwood Settlement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood Settlement
- Little Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Branch
- Loggieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manuels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuels came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels
- Wine River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wine River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine River
How Far From Miramichi 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 city such as Miramichi to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miramichi and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Miramichi to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,681 miles [5,924 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Miramichi: www.miramichi.org/ The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Miramichi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miramichi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0333, Longitude: -65.1833 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Miramichi could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Miramichi to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.417 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.317 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.972 degrees. |
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