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Botsford Island
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Located on the Memramcook River, 2.26 km SW of
Dorchester
:
Dorchester Parish
,
Westmorland Parish
: name for Amos Botsford (1742-1812), a Loyalist from Connecticut who settled in the area in 1784 and a Speaker of the New Brunswick House of Assembly from 1786-1812: shipbuilding centre and port during the nineteenth century: site of original settlement for the village of
Dorchester
: also known as Dorchester Island.
Latitude
:
45° 53'
Longitude
:
64° 32'
County
:
Westmorland
Parish
:
Dorchester
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Other communities within the vicinity of
Kilometers
Miles
Community
Distance (Kilometers)
Bearing
Fort Folly First Nation
1.29
90° E
Dorchester Cape
1.85
180° S
Fillmore Hill
1.85
180° S
Coles Head
1.85
180° S
Dorchester
2.26
35° NE
Botsford
2.26
35° NE
Dorchester Corner
2.26
35° NE
Rockland
2.26
325° NW
South Rockland
2.26
215° SW
Beaumont
3.87
270° W
Sunnyside
3.93
19° NNE
Sweet Briar Settlement
3.93
19° NNE
Middleton
3.93
19° NNE
Cherry Burton
4.29
64° ENE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.
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