The group's camp is marked with the yellow circle.
From it to Sackville ( nearest small town ) is 15km
From it to Amherst ( small town across boarder in next province ) is 25 km
From it to Port Elgin ( a large village on the coast ) is 25 km
From it to Moncton ( the major city in the area ) is 60 km - along the high way
taking the old Dorchester road is about the same distance
The group's camp is marked with the yellow circle.
Notice the area near the camp is mostly flat with a lot of rivers, small lakes and marsh land.
Of interest is the wind farm power project at Mount Whatley, between Sackville and Amherst.
It includes the village of Midgic and the group's land; yellow rectangle.
The rail line marked here is an abandoned one. Also there are many dirt trails not marked here.
The group's "fort" sits on some of the highest land around 30m in elevation. With a more or less down hill view of the village about 3 km away (as the crow flies ) of course there are a lot of trees in the way.
From the group's fort to the "center" of Midgic, the old school house, is 5.5 km on main road, or 4.2 km along a dirt back road most of the way.
Next door neighbors along the Brooklyn road are 10 farms.
There are about 50 homes along the Midgic road.
It is a fast drive across the Tantramar Marshes, although in winter it can be dangerous because white-out conditions are common. Basically you have 2.9 km of open road, just above soggy ground level.
A nice quiet old town, the official web page is http://www.sackville.com
Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville,_New_Brunswick#Demographics
It has a population of about 5,560 plus the 2,600 university students.
Importantly it is home to Mount Allison University, located near the center of town.
For general info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Allison_University
Interestingly there is the Sackville Relay Stationa, a powerful international short wave radio transmitter just East of town. "Sackville's northern hemisphere transmission targeting capabilities are very similar to the transmission capabilities of Wertachtal Relay Station in Bavaria."
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