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Communities Also Named Saint Francois de Kent ...
We found one communities that are also named Saint Francois de Kent.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Saint Francois de Kent.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Francois de Kent ...
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.
- Chockpish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coates Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gilberts Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Irishtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy Settlement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peters Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Targettville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Saint Francois de Kent 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 Saint Francois de Kent to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Francois de Kent and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 533 miles [857.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Francois de Kent 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 31 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 5,088 miles [8,188.3 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 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,677 miles [5,917.6 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Francois de Kent) 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 Saint Francois de Kent 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 Saint Francois de Kent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4500, Longitude: -64.6833 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.023 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.11 degrees. |
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