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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Genevieve Bay ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Anchor Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bird Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Duck Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Current Island ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pigeon Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pond Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pound Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)

How Far From Saint Genevieve Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Genevieve Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Genevieve Bay and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 947 miles [1,524 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Genevieve Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,229 miles [5,196.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Genevieve Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Genevieve Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1333, Longitude: -56.8667    
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Saint Genevieve Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.664 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.74 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.117 degrees.









 

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