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Communities Also Named Pointe-Sapin-Centre ...

We found one communities that are also named Pointe-Sapin-Centre.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Pointe-Sapin-Centre.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe-Sapin-Centre ...

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
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eel River Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardwood Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Manuels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels
  • Peters Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tweedie Brook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wine River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

How Far From Pointe-Sapin-Centre 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 community such as Pointe-Sapin-Centre to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pointe-Sapin-Centre to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 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 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,670 miles [5,906.3 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 '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- Pointe-Sapin-Centre) 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 Pointe-Sapin-Centre 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 Pointe-Sapin-Centre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9500, Longitude: -64.8667    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.238 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.103 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.865 degrees.