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Communities Also Named Tinker ...

We found three communities that share the name Tinker.

There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Tinker.

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

  • Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Clay 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 Kentucky community of Tinker [Clay County].
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tinker [Botetourt County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinker ...

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.

  • California Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Settlement
  • Four Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Aroostook County (ME)
  • Four Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Falls
  • Lower California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower California
  • Maine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
    • Maine is located in Aroostook County (ME)
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County (ME)
  • Quaker Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Brook
  • Stevensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
    • Stevensville is located in Aroostook County (ME)
  • Upper California
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper California

How Far From Tinker 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 Tinker to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Tinker and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 391 miles [629.3 km]<5> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tinker to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,798 miles [6,112.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Tinker 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>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 Tinker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tinker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tinker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8000, Longitude: -67.7667    
<6>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.
<7>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 Tinker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.113 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.153 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.458 degrees.




 

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