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Communities Also Named South Saint-Norbert ...

We found one communities that are also named South Saint-Norbert.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named South Saint-Norbert.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Saint-Norbert ...

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.

  • Beersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coates Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fords Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Murphy Settlement
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Targettville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

How Far From South Saint-Norbert to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Saint-Norbert to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Saint-Norbert to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,099 miles [8,206 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 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,688 miles [5,935.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- South Saint-Norbert) 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 South Saint-Norbert 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 South Saint-Norbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4500, Longitude: -64.9500    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.418 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.208 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.245 degrees.