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Dorchester Cape
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Description

Located on the Shepody Bay, 3.93 km SSW of Dorchester: Dorchester Parish, Westmorland County: included the communities of Fillmore Hill and Coles Head: in 1866 Dorchester Cape was a farming and shipping settlement with approximately 14 resident families.

Latitude : 45° 52'

Longitude : 64° 32'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Dorchester

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
South Rockland	1.29	270° W
Botsford Island	1.85	0° N
Botsford Island	1.85	0° N
Dorchester Island	1.85	0° N
Fort Folly First Nation	2.26	35° NE
Dorchester Corner	3.93	19° NNE
Dorchester	3.93	19° NNE
Botsford	3.93	19° NNE
Rockland	3.93	341° NNW
Beaumont	4.29	296° WNW
Hopewell Cape	4.29	244° WSW

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

South Rockland

1.29

270° W

Botsford Island

1.85

0° N

Botsford Island

1.85

0° N

Dorchester Island

1.85

0° N

Fort Folly First Nation

2.26

35° NE

Dorchester Corner

3.93

19° NNE

Dorchester

3.93

19° NNE

Botsford

3.93

19° NNE

Rockland

3.93

341° NNW

Beaumont

4.29

296° WNW

Hopewell Cape

4.29

244° WSW

* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.