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Communities Also Named Sweeneyville ...
We found two communities that are also named Sweeneyville.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Sweeneyville.
Beyond New Brunswick, there is another community also named Sweeneyville in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Taylor County
- This Sweeneyville is located in Taylor County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Sweeneyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweeneyville ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catamount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coates Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ford Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gallagher Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hebert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert
- Indian Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irishtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Sweeneyville 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 Sweeneyville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweeneyville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sweeneyville 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 30 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 5,104 miles [8,214.1 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 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,693 miles [5,943.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweeneyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sweeneyville 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 Sweeneyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3333, Longitude: -64.9667 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.457 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.332 degrees. |
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