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Located at the mouth of the St. Croix River, on a peninsula projecting into Passamaquoddy Bay: Saint Andrews Parish, Charlotte County: formerly named Qunnnoskwamk'ook: William Francis Ganong identified this name as the Maliseet word for "long gravel bar": renamed by a French missionary who landed here on St. Andrews Day: settled by Penobscot Loyalists in 1783: PO St. Andrews from about 1829: in 1898 St. Andrews was a seaport and a port of entry, terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway and a farming and fishing community with 1 post office, 20 stores, 3 hotels, 2 fish curing establishments, 1 boat-building operation, 5 churches and a population of about 1,800: St. Andrews was a resort destination and was incorporated as a town in 1903.

Latitude : 45° 5'

Longitude : 67° 3'

County : Charlotte

Parish : Saint Andrews

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Bar Road 1.85 0° N
Covenhoven 2.27 35° NE
Ministers Island 2.27 35° NE
Van Hornes Island 2.27 35° NE
Chamcook 3.93 341° NNW
St. Andrews North 3.93 341° NNW
Chamcook Corner 4.54 325° NW
Edwards Corner 4.54 325° NW
Pearls Corner 4.54 325° NW
Pearl Harbour 4.54 325° NW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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