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Communities Also Named Bathurst ...

We found one communities that are also named Bathurst.

Within Ontario, the name Bathurst is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Bathurst in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bathurst lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bathurst ...

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.

  • Clydesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Harper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • High Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Jamesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Playfairville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfairville
    • Former names for Playfairville:
    • Playfair Mills
    • Playfair Rapids
    • Playfairville has also been known as:
    • Playfair
  • Scotch Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scotch Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Point
    • Scotch Point has also been known as:
    • Cranworth Post Office
  • Stanleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Bathurst to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 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- Bathurst) 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 Bathurst 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 Bathurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8689, Longitude: -76.3844    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.939 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.315 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.872 degrees.