We found two communities that share the name Marbleton.
Within Quebec, the name Marbleton is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Tennessee
Unicoi County
This Marbleton is located in Unicoi County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Unicoi County community of Marbleton.
Wyoming
Sublette County
This Marbleton is located in Sublette County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sublette County community of Marbleton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marbleton ...
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.
Bury (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bury came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marbleton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marbleton and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Marbleton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 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 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,997 miles [6,432.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Marbleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marbleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6283, Longitude: -71.5859
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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 Marbleton 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 303.77 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.90 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.086 degrees.