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Communities Also Named Monument ...

We found nine communities that share the name Monument.

There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Monument.

Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, one is located in Canada and the other eight communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • This Monument is located in El Paso County and lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Monument.
    • Kansas
      • Logan County
      • This Monument is located in Logan County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Monument.
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • This Monument is located in Lea County and lies 2,085 miles [3,355.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Monument.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • 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 New York community of Monument [Saratoga County].
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • This Monument is located in Grant County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Monument.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Monument is located in Centre County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Monument.
      • Clinton County
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of Monument [Clinton County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • 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 Utah community of Monument [Box Elder County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monument ...

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.

  • Blowdown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowdown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowdown
  • Eel River Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eel River Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River Lake
  • Graham Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corner
  • Green Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Road
  • Jackins Settlement
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackins Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackins Settlement
    • Jackins Settlement is located in Aroostook County (ME)
  • Limestone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Mapledale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
  • Maxwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Oak Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
  • Union Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Monument to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 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 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,825 miles [6,155.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monument) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monument. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9500, Longitude: -67.7667    
<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 Monument 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>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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Monument 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 301.30 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.207 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.986 degrees.




 

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