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Communities Also Named Prince William Station ...

We found one communities that are also named Prince William Station.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Prince William Station.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prince William Station ...

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.

  • Cork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Frog Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harvey Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
  • Sugar Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Swans Shore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Prince William Station 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 Prince William Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Prince William Station and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Prince William Station 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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 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 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,804 miles [6,121.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prince William Station) 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 Prince William Station 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 Prince William Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7000, Longitude: -67.1167    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.949 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.77 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.816 degrees.