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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint George Parish ...
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.
- Beaver Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonny River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal <1>
- Crow Harbour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Harbour
- Deadmans Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Point
- Justasons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justasons Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justasons Corner
- Lee Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Settlement
- Second Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Falls
- Tunaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunaville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunaville
How Far From Saint George Parish 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 George Parish to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saint George Parish and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 431 miles [693.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint George Parish to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,809 miles [6,130 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint George Parish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint George Parish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint George Parish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1333, Longitude: -66.8167 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 George Parish to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.888 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.60 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.021 degrees. |
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