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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rothesay ...
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.
- Chapel Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Grove
- Coldbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Glen Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Glen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Golden Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Long Reach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Reach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Model Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model Farm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model Farm
- Reeds Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Point
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
How Far From Rothesay 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 town such as Rothesay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rothesay and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rothesay 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 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,766 miles [6,060.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rothesay: www.town.rothesay.nb.ca/ The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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- Rothesay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rothesay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3871, Longitude: -65.9972 |
| <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 Rothesay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.462 degrees. |
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