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Communities Also Named Newmarket ...

We found six communities that are also named Newmarket.

Within Ontario, the name Newmarket is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of six communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, one is located in Canada and the other five communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Newmarket is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Newmarket.
    • Missouri
      • Marion County
      • This Newmarket is located in Marion County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Newmarket.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Newmarket lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Newmarket is located in Merrimack County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Newmarket.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Newmarket is located in Rockingham County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Newmarket.
    • Virginia
      • Newport News City
      • This Newmarket is located in Newport News City and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Newmarket.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newmarket ...

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.

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Newmarket to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Newmarket) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0608, Longitude: -79.4543    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.996 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.496 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.756 degrees.