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Communities Also Named Porten Settlement ...
We found one communities that are also named Porten Settlement.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Porten Settlement.
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- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porten Settlement ...
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.
- Charlie Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dead Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eel River Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Limestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mapledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Oak Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skiff Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Temple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
How Far From Porten Settlement 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 Porten Settlement to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Porten Settlement and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Porten Settlement 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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 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 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,815 miles [6,139.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porten Settlement) 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 Porten Settlement 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 Porten Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9500, Longitude: -67.5333 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.154 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.044 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.869 degrees. |
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