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Communities Also Named Upper Little Ridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Upper Little Ridge.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Upper Little Ridge.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Little Ridge ...

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.

  • Burnt Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hayman Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heathland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lamb Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lamb Place is located in Washington County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Place
  • Little Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Little Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Milltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milltown is located in Washington County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Scotch Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Junction is located in Washington County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Junction

How Far From Upper Little Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Little Ridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Upper Little Ridge and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Little Ridge to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 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 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,832 miles [6,167 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Little Ridge) 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 Upper Little Ridge 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 Little Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2500, Longitude: -67.4333    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.243 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.017 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.25 degrees.