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Located on the St. John River, 1.85 km NW of Fredericton: Douglas Parish, York County: PO 1854-1950: William Francis Ganong identified Nashwaaksis as the Mi'kmaq word for "Little Nashwaak": in 1866 Nashwaaksis was a farming community with 30 families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Nashwaaksis had 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 100: Nashwaaksis was incorporated as a village in 1966 and amalgamated with the city of Fredericton in 1973.

Latitude : 45° 59'

Longitude : 66° 39'

County : York

Parish : Douglas

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CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Claudie Settlement 1.85 180° S
Forest Hill 1.85 180° S
Fredericton 1.85 180° S
Morrison 1.85 180° S
Oborne 1.85 180° S
Sainte-Anne 1.85 180° S
Una Junction 1.85 180° S
Wilsey Road 1.85 180° S
Wisely 1.85 180° S
Skyline Acres 1.85 180° S
Morrisons Mill 1.85 180° S
St. Annes Point 1.85 180° S
St. Mary's First Nation, Sitansisk 2.26 145° SE
North Devon 2.26 145° SE
Moncton 3.17 126° SE
Nashwaak Station 3.17 126° SE
Devon 3.17 126° SE
Devon Indian Reserve #30 3.17 54° NE
Gibson 3.17 126° SE
St. Marys 3.17 126° SE
St. Mary's Ferry 3.17 126° SE
South Devon 3.17 126° SE
Sandyville 3.87 90° E
Salamanca 3.93 161° SSE
Killarney Road 3.93 19° NNE
Kingswood 4.29 244° WSW
Garden Creek 4.29 244° WSW
Pierre Paul Creek 4.29 244° WSW
Youngs Crossing 4.29 116° ESE
McLeod Hill 4.52 325° NW
Barkers Point 4.52 145° SE
Marysville Junction 4.52 145° SE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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