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Communities Also Named Gibraltar ...

We found seven communities that share the name Gibraltar.

Within Quebec, the name Gibraltar is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, four are located in Canada and four are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Gibraltar lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • This Gibraltar is located in Wayne County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Gibraltar.
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Gibraltar.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ontario
      • This Gibraltar lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Gibraltar is located in Berks County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Gibraltar.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Gibraltar is located in Skagit County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Gibraltar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibraltar ...

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.

  • Bergerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
  • Big Dam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
  • Bull Pen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Pen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
  • Crescent Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Haute Ville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haute Ville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haute Ville
  • Lake View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Little Dam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
  • Place Apollo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place Apollo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place Apollo
  • Sewer Copse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewer Copse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewer Copse

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gibraltar to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 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 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,956 miles [6,366.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Gibraltar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibraltar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9094, Longitude: -71.6269    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gibraltar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Gibraltar 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 303.567 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.897 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.395 degrees.




 

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