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Located on the Miramichi Bay, 3.29 km NE of Baie-Sainte-Anne: Hardwicke Parish, Northumberland County: William Francis Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name for Escuminac as Eskumunaak which means "look-out spot": settled in 1785: PO 1858-1968: in 1866 Escuminac was a farming and fishing community with about 38 families, including 7 McLean families: in 1898 it had 1 post office, 1 store, 1 hotel, 1 lobster factory, 1 church and a population of 150: included Bransfield and the community of Lower Escuminac.

Latitude : 47° 5'

Longitude : 64° 54'

County : Northumberland

Parish : Hardwicke

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Sargent 4.49 214° SW
Hardwood Settlement 4.49 214° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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