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Communities Also Named Porter Brook ...
We found one communities that are also named Porter Brook.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Porter Brook.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter Brook ...
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.
- Bettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clearwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Porter Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Priceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tugtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugtown
How Far From Porter Brook 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 Porter Brook to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Porter Brook and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Porter Brook 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 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 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 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,753 miles [6,039.9 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' (or 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- Porter Brook) 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 Porter Brook 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 Porter Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4833, Longitude: -66.4667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.363 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.263 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.993 degrees. |
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