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Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Kingsclear ...
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.
- Bear Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Charters Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Island View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsclear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsclear Parish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Longs Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Scotch Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silverwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Upper Kingsclear 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 Upper Kingsclear to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Kingsclear and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Kingsclear to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,791 miles [6,101 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Upper Kingsclear) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Upper Kingsclear 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 Upper Kingsclear. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8332, Longitude: -66.9042 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.614 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.627 degrees. |
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