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Communities Also Named West Waterville ...

We found one communities that are also named West Waterville.

There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named West Waterville.

Beyond New Brunswick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Waterville ...

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.

  • Bull Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clarkville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • County Line
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hartfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maple Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance Vale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Woodman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Waterville 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 5,211 miles [8,386.3 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 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,803 miles [6,120.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Waterville) 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 West Waterville 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 West Waterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0833, Longitude: -67.3500    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.01 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.908 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.694 degrees.