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Communities Also Named Bristol Ridge ...

We found one communities that share the name Bristol Ridge.

Within Quebec, the name Bristol Ridge is unique.

Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Bristol Ridge in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bristol Ridge [Kendall County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bristol Ridge ...

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.

  • Elmside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
  • Iron Gate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
  • Maryland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
  • Morehead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Pine Lodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lodge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
  • Ruthledge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthledge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge
  • Sand Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
  • Sand Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
  • Starks Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bristol Ridge and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Bristol Ridge to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,199 miles [6,757.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bristol Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bristol Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bristol Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6167, Longitude: -76.4167    
<4>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.
<5>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 Bristol Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.867 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.357 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.536 degrees.




 

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