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Communities Also Named Saint John ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Saint John.

Within New Brunswick, the name Saint John is unique.

Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 26 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 25 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Glenn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Saint John [Glenn County].
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Saint John is located in Lake County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Saint John.
      • Warrick County
      • This Saint John is located in Warrick County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Saint John.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Franklin County].
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint John [Logan County].
      • Stafford County
      • This Saint John is located in Stafford County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Saint John.
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Saint John is located in Hardin County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Saint John.
    • Louisiana
      • Lafourche Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Lafourche Parish].
      • Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint John [Saint John the Baptist Parish].
      • Saint Martin Parish
      • This Saint John is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Saint John.
      • Tensas Parish
      • This Saint John is located in Tensas Parish and lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Saint John.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Saint John is located in Aroostook County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Saint John.
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • This Saint John is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Saint John.
      • Putnam County
      • This Saint John is located in Putnam County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Saint John.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Saint John is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint John.
    • North Carolina
      • Hertford County
      • This Saint John is located in Hertford County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Saint John.
    • North Dakota
      • Rolette County
      • This Saint John is located in Rolette County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rolette County community of Saint John.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint John [Darke County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint John.
    • Tennessee
      • Clay County
      • This Saint John is located in Clay County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Saint John.
      • Haywood County
      • This Saint John is located in Haywood County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Saint John.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Saint John is located in Fayette County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint John.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This Saint John is located in Tooele County and lies 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Saint John.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Saint John is located in Clark County and lies 2,678 miles [4,309.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Saint John.
      • Whitman County
      • This Saint John is located in Whitman County and lies 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Saint John.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Saint John is located in Calumet County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Saint John.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint John ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duck Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
  • Glen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
  • Indiantown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Purdys Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Corner
  • Randolph
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Red Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head
  • Sandy Point Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point Road
  • Silver Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls
  • Silver Falls Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls Park

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint John to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,772 miles [6,070.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Saint John: www.cityofsaintjohn.com/

The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saint John could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Saint John) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint John. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2762, Longitude: -66.0665    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.394 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.075 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.566 degrees.




 

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