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Communities Also Named Saint George's ...

We found seven communities that share the name Saint George's.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Saint George's is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, twelve are located in Canada and four are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Saint George's is located in New Castle County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Saint George's.
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint George's lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Saint George's is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Saint George's.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint George's lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the southwest.
    • Quebec
      • This Saint George's lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saint George's [Colleton County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Saint George's is located in Stafford County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Saint George's.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint George's ...

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.

  • Berry Head
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Head
  • Black Duck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Duck came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Duck
  • Cold Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
  • Felix Cove ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felix Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Cove
  • Flat Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Bay
  • Indian Head ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Noels Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noels Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noels Pond
  • Sandy Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
  • Seal Rocks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Rocks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Rocks

How Far From Saint George's to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint George's and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint George's to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,358 miles [5,404.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint George's. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint George's) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint George's. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4333, Longitude: -58.5000    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saint George's could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>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 George's to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 294.738 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.435 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.382 degrees.









 

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