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Communities Also Named Saint John West ...

We found one communities that are also named Saint John West.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Saint John West.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint John West ...

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.

  • Coldbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Duck Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glen Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indiantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Purdys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Red Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head
  • Sandy Point Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Falls Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Saint John West 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 John West to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint John West and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint John West 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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 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 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,773 miles [6,072.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint John West) 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 Saint John West 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 John West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2500, Longitude: -66.0667    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.40 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.077 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.583 degrees.