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Communities Also Named Freshwater ...
We found four communities that share the name Freshwater.
Within Quebec, the name Freshwater is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, four are located in Canada and three are in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Freshwater is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Freshwater.
- Colorado
- Park County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Freshwater [Park County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Freshwater lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Virginia
- Nelson County
- This Freshwater is located in Nelson County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Freshwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freshwater ...
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.
- Dunraven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Leach Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leach Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Lake
- Ledgerwoods Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledgerwoods Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwoods Corner
- Morehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Otter Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
- Queens Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Line
- Starks Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Corners
- Zion Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Line
How Far From Freshwater 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 Freshwater to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freshwater and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Freshwater to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,592 miles [8,999.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,203 miles [6,764.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Freshwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freshwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7667, Longitude: -76.6333 |
| <2> | 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 Freshwater 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Freshwater 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 306.988 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.517 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.575 degrees. |
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