We found one communities that share the name Princetown.
Within Prince Edward Island, the name Princetown is unique.
Beyond Prince Edward Island, there is another community also named Princetown in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New York
Schenectady County
This Princetown is located in Schenectady County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Princetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Princetown ...
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.
French River (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Princetown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princetown and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Princetown 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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 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 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,631 miles [5,843.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Princetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Princetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5333, Longitude: -63.6833
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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.
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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.
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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 Princetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.603 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.321 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.546 degrees.