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Communities Also Named Pleasant Villa ...
We found one communities that are also named Pleasant Villa.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Pleasant Villa.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Villa ...
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.
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytown
- Crafts Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
- Gagetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hersey Corner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- London Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Gagetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Pleasant Villa 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 Pleasant Villa to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pleasant Villa and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Villa 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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 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 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,763 miles [6,056 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- Pleasant Villa) 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 Pleasant Villa 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 Pleasant Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7000, Longitude: -66.1667 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.346 degrees. |
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