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Curious and Interesting Names Near Strongs Island ...

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.

  • Burnt Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cove
  • Chance Harbour Head ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chance Harbour Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Harbour Head
  • Comfort Cove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Cove
  • Farmers Arm ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Arm
  • Great Chance Harbour ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Chance Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Chance Harbour
  • Hillgrade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Harbour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Lukes Arm ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukes Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Arm
  • Salt Pans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Pans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Pans
  • Seal Cove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tilt Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilt Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilt Cove
  • Valley Pond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pond
  • Virgin Arm ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgin Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin Arm
  • Whales Gulch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whales Gulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whales Gulch

How Far From Strongs Island 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 Strongs Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Strongs Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 58 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 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 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,175 miles [5,109.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strongs Island. 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>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Strongs Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strongs Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4833, Longitude: -54.7833    
<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 Strongs Island 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 291.935 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.59 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.391 degrees.









 

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