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Communities Also Named Mermaid ...

We found three communities that are also named Mermaid.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named Mermaid.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Mermaid is located in New Castle County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Mermaid.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Mermaid.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mermaid ...

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 Mermaid 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 Mermaid to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mermaid to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mermaid) 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 Mermaid 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 Mermaid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2639, Longitude: -63.0339    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.271 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.902 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.407 degrees.