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Communities Also Named Caribou ...

We found six communities that share the name Caribou.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Caribou is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • This Caribou is located in Plumas County and lies 2,916 miles [4,692.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Caribou.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder 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 Colorado community of Caribou [Boulder County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Caribou is located in Aroostook County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Caribou.
    • Manitoba
      • This Caribou lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Minnesota
      • Kittson County
      • This Caribou is located in Kittson County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Caribou.
    • Quebec
      • This Caribou lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caribou ...

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.

  • Caribou Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Caribou River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou River
  • Central Caribou
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Caribou came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Caribou
  • Chance Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chance Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Harbour
  • Greens Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Point
  • Little Egypt Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt Road
  • Marshalls Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Crossing
  • Three Brooks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Brooks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brooks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caribou and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Caribou to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,611 miles [5,811.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caribou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

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- Caribou) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caribou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7335, Longitude: -62.6905    
<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 Caribou, 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>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.
<5>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 Caribou to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.203 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.725 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.609 degrees.




 

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