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Located at the head of the Canaan River, 6.76 km NW of Gallagher Ridge: Moncton Parish, Westmorland County: PO Canaan Station 1876-1970: in 1898 Canaan was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and a farming and lumbering settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 boarding house and a population of 100.

Latitude : 46° 15'

Longitude : 65° 4'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Moncton

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Westmorland

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Hébert 2.25 325° NW
South Rhomboid Settlement 4.51 35° NE
Terrains de L'Évêque 4.51 35° NE
Bishopland Road 4.51 35° NE
Bishopland 4.51 35° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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