We found three communities that share the name Saint Teresa.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Saint Teresa.
Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, .
This Saint Teresa is located in Franklin County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Teresa.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Saint Teresa lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Teresa ...
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.
Cherry Hill (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Saint Teresa to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Teresa and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Teresa 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 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 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 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,598 miles [5,790.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Teresa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Teresa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2833, Longitude: -62.7500
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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 Saint Teresa 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 298.089 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.704 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.251 degrees.